Graduate Student Programs

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Push your success to the next level

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources offers four doctoral and more than nine master’s degree programs. 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.

Our 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.

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 M.S. programs are coursework-based, offer more flexibility, and excellent student-to-faculty ratios.

Advanced Degree Programs (by Department)

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

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

Entomology & Wildlife Ecology

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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

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

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Graduate & Research News
  • Aerial image of a forest in fall.

    Carbon credit quality

    May 20, 2025 | Written by Katie Peikes | Photo by Evan Krape
    University of Delaware’s Rodrigo Vargas is among a group of leading forest scientists around the U.S. arguing in a new review that forest carbon market protocols are flawed and don’t ensure that issued carbon credits accurately account for reduced and removed CO2 emissions. The researchers say improvements could boost forest carbon credits’ quality and drive up demand as well as confidence in the market.
  • Global crop data

    May 19, 2025 | Article by Matthew Trunfio
    Efficient water usage in agriculture is crucial for sustaining a growing human population. Analyzing 21st century global crop dynamics, UD faculty member Kyle Davis and doctoral student Endalkachew Kebede co-authored new research that includes a comprehensive data library of crop-specific irrigated and rainfed harvested areas for all countries.
  • UD’s animal science graduate degree paves a path to veterinary school

    May 12, 2025 | Written by Molly Schafer
    When Lexi Roloson decided to become a veterinarian, she had a problem: it was her senior year of college, and she had not completed the coursework or work experience required for competitive veterinary school applications. UD’s non-thesis M.S. in animal science provided the solution. The degree allowed Roloson to gain the necessary experience inside and outside the classroom, and start saving animals before she even received her diploma.

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