Doctor of Philososphy [Ph.D] (Agricultural Economics)
Field of Study:
12,746/Yr
The Ph.D. program is offered through the Agricultural Economics graduate program in cooperation with the Department of Economics.
A Ph.D. program of study must have at least 60 credit hours of graduate course work (the credit received for writing an M. S. thesis or report may be used to help meet the 60 credit hour requirements), and 30 hours of research credits are required for the Ph.D. dissertation. A minimum of 24 credit hours of course work on the program of study must be taken at Kansas State University.
The program of study in agricultural economics shall include course work in four branches: economic theory, research methodology, general agricultural economics, and a specialty branch in agricultural economics. The student may choose to list a minor field in addition.
After completing 12 hours of microeconomics and macroeconomics, the student takes qualifying examinations in microeconomic and macroeconomic theory. After successfully completing the qualifying examinations and the required courses in agricultural economics, the student takes the preliminary examination in general agricultural economics. After passing the preliminary examination the student is admitted to candidacy.
The candidate prepares a written dissertation proposal including an identification of the problem, a review of relevant literature, and an outline of proposed research procedures to be used. The candidate must satisfactorily defend the proposal in a seminar at least six months before the final Ph.D. oral in which the candidate defends the dissertation.
Important Dates
Applications are accepted two months before the commencement of the program.
Tuition Fees
Year | 1st Year Fees |
---|---|
Tuition Fees | 12746 |
Other Expenses
Head | Avg Cost Per Year |
---|---|
Books and supply | 452 |
Total Cost | 452 |
Scores Required
79 / 120
Avg. Score in
TOEFL
6.5 / 9
Avg. Score in
IELTS
58 / 90
Avg. Score in
PTE
Scholarship Grants & Financial Aids
Name | Scholarship Per Student | Level of Study | Type | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Comindware Scholarship | Scholarship per student 4,000/Yr$4,000 | Level Of StudyApprenticeship | TypeMerit-Based | |
updated Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program updated | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
Go Clean Scholarship | Scholarship per student 3,500/Yr$3,500 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
Ellis R. Ott Scholarship for Applied Statistics and Quality Management | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
AAUW International Fellowships | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based |
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