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).
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Climate conscious
October 04, 2024 | Written by Molly SchaferDavidson Obilor Nwaonu, an agricultural and resource economics graduate student in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, wants to reduce agriculture’s contribution to climate change. His research seeks to understand how consumers make trade-offs between climate-smart attributes and health attributes while grocery shopping. Nwaonu is a scholar at the United States Department of Agriculture’s Graduate Student Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Partners, also known as USDA GradCAMP. Climate justice is important to Nwaonu, who came to UD from an area of Nigeria polluted by oil drilling. -
Experimental economics undergrads
October 04, 2024 | Written by Katie PeikesUndergraduate students reflect on UD Center for Experimental and Applied Economics research experience. -
Meet our new faculty: Kofi Britwum
September 30, 2024 | Written by Nya WynnKofi Britwum, assistant professor of farm management and agricultural economics at University of Delaware, returned to the University a few years after completing his Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was drawn by his love for the state and the supportive atmosphere at UD's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He is developing new courses in farm business management and world food economies while conducting research at local, national and international levels. Britwum’s research focuses on consumer perceptions in the broader context of food marketing, extension education to local farmers, and food adoption in various countries. His passion lies in understanding how diverse perspectives on agricultural products shape economic behavior and preferences globally.