Agricultural policy making
Graduate Programs
The Department of Applied Economics and Statistics offers graduate master’s programs focused on the study of quantitative economics, international agricultural trade, economic development and resource economics, marketing and policy.
Graduate degree programs include:
1. M.S. in Agricultural and Resource Economics
2. M.S. in Statistics
3. M.S. in Applied Statistics (online)
4. Ph.D in Statistics Data Science
Additionally, the department participates in the interdisciplary M.S. in Data Science program. Degree requirements include coursework from three departments (and colleges): the Department of Mathematical Sciences (Arts and Science), the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics (Agriculture and Natural Resources) and the Department of Computer and Information Sciences (Engineering).
Research News
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Cultivating versatility
October 10, 2025 | Written by Molly Schafer | Photos by Michele WalfredAt the University of Delaware Carvel Research and Education Center, Borel Global Fellow Mary Starford Matovolwa studies amaranth’s tolerance to drought and cold in an effort to improve global food security. -
Cochran scholars lecture series launches Oct. 16
October 08, 2025 | Written by Office of Development and Alumni RelationsKofi Britwum, University of Delaware assistant professor of farm management and agricultural economics, is among three John and Patricia Cochran Scholar awardees who will discuss their research in sessions at Trabant University Center Theater this month. Britwum’s Oct. 30 talk is titled "Unpacking the Eggs: What We Believe, Know, and Pay for Different Kinds of Eggs". -
Informing landscape decisions
September 18, 2025 | Written by Katie Peikes | Photo by Kathy F. AtkinsonAleena Sabir is a senior studying landscape architecture. Over the summer, she researched campus maintenance related to planting for UD’s grounds crew. She inventoried plants and worked to create a landscape maintenance plan related to species in an area of campus called The Grove. Her work is the start of a landscape maintenance plan that will directly impact campus.
