Graduate Programs

Students working in the greenhouse with Professor Angelia Seyfferth

Push your success to the next level

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources' graduate programs, which include both funded and self-paying, are characterized by individualized advising, engaging coursework, and faculty who are personally committed to the success of their graduate students. Our campus includes newly renovated laboratories, a state-of-the-art greenhouse complex, modern computing facilities, wetlands and ecology woods, farm animal facilities, and agronomic field plots.

Funded M.S. and Ph.D. programs are characterized by highly competitive graduate stipends, cutting-edge research in basic and applied disciplines, and travel opportunities for participation in professional meetings. Our self-paying master's programs are coursework-based, offer more flexibility, and excellent student-to-faculty ratios.

Animal and Food Sciences

Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Animal and Food Sciences 4+1 Programs

Bachelor's + Animal Health

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Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Bachelor's + Applied Animal Science

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Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Bachelor's + Secondary STEM Education

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Food Science + Food Technology

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Applied Economics and Statistics

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Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Applied Economics and Statistics 4+1 Programs

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Entomology & Wildlife Ecology

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Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Entomology & Wildlife Ecology 4+1 Programs

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Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Plant & Soil Sciences

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Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Interdisciplinary

Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Graduate & Research News
  • Kendall McCoach determining age od pecan tree

    Downed Milton pecan tree determined to be 109 years old

    October 22, 2026 | Ryan Mavity | Cape Gazette
    Researchers from the University of Delaware and the U.S. Forest Service determined a pecan tree that formerly stood at the corner of Union Street Extended and Route 16 in Milton was about 109 years old when it was cut down in January.
  • Fighting food waste

    October 15, 2026 | Written by Katie Peikes
    University of Delaware researchers use black soldier fly larvae to keep food waste out of landfills and turn scraps into compost and potential livestock feed.
  • Kickstarting Mid-Atlantic Kernza

    October 09, 2026 | Written by Katie Peikes
    Kernza, the world’s first commercially available perennial grain, has been picking up steam in regenerative agriculture, a conservation approach focused on improving soil and ecosystem health. UD scientists teamed up with scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study and compare Kernza’s roots with the roots of common crops.

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