All students are required to meet the general university admission requirements.

Additional Requirements

• Two years professional work experience
• Undergraduate courses in:
  • accounting
  • statistics or genetics
  • macroeconomics, microeconomics or agricultural economics
• No GRE or GMAT scores required

Priority Deadlines
For priority consideration, applications must be received by Oct. 15 for the Manhattan, Kansas, cohort, which begins in January, or June 1 for the animal health (K-State Olathe) cohort, which begins in August. Earlier submissions are strongly encouraged due to limited spaces. There are some courses that are offered individually on a case-by-case basis. Waiting lists may be established for students accepted into the program after classes are full.

Additional Documentation
Your application must include the following:

• Statement of objectives: State objectives, reasons for entering the MAB, professional plans and research interests
• Letter of support from your employer
  • The applicant should request that his or her employer upload a letter to the online application system indicating support of the applicant’s entrance into the program – financial support is not required.
• Names and emails of three professional and/or academic references
• Resume
• Official transcripts from each institution attended
  • The applicant should request each college or university where he or she received a bachelor’s degree or completed advanced coursework to send an official transcript to the MAB office. Failure to list any colleges or universities from which the applicant received a degree or enrolled in graduate coursework may result in dismissal from the university.
  • If transcripts are not in English, the applicant must furnish a translation by an appropriate authority.
  • Applicants will be asked for official transcripts after notification of admission.

Transcripts should be mailed or emailed directly to:

Master of Agribusiness students and alumni are employed in all sectors of the food, animal health and agribusiness industry, including:

• pre-farm gate and post-farm gate
• food processing/retail
• education
• government
• producers
• animal health
• finance
• pharmaceutical sales
• insurance
• investing
• commodity trading
• agvocacy
• trade associations
• veterinarian

Year 1

• AGEC 701 - Introduction to Computer Decision Tools for Agribusiness (1 credit)
• AGEC 713 - Agribusiness Financial Management (3 credits)
• AGEC 730 - Applied Agribusiness Logistics (3 credits)
• AGEC 700 - Applied Agribusiness Economics (3 credits)
• AGEC 761 - Optimization Techniques for Agribusiness (2 credits)
• AGEC 720 - Agribusiness Risk Management (3 credits)

Year 2

• AGEC 760 - Applied Econometric Analysis (3 credits)
• AGEC 770 - International Agribusiness and Policy Analysis (3 credits)
• MANGT 820 - Managing Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
• AGEC 890 - Advanced Food and Agribusiness Management (3 credits
• MKTG 810 - Marketing Concepts and Research (3 credits) OR
  AGEC 735 - Sales and Marketing in the Global Animal Health Industry (3 credits)
• Business Elective (3 credits) OR
  AGEC 780 - Economics of the Global Animal Health Industry (3 credits) OR
  AGEC 750 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Problems (3 credits)

Year 3

• AGEC 740 - Seminar in Agricultural Economics Analysis (3 credits)
• AGEC 899 - Agricultural Economics Master’s Research (6 credits)