Graduate Programs
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 4+1 Programs
Bachelor's + Animal Health
Bachelor's + Applied Animal Science
Bachelor's + Secondary STEM Education
Food Science + Food Technology
Applied Economics and Statistics 4+1 Programs
Entomology & Wildlife Ecology 4+1 Programs
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Downed Milton pecan tree determined to be 109 years old
October 22, 2026 | Ryan Mavity | Cape GazetteResearchers 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 PeikesUniversity 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 PeikesKernza, 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.