NEW Accelerated BS-MS Program Starting Fall 2017
Earn both your Bachelors of Science and Masters of Science (BS-MS) degrees in less time than our traditional programs by taking graduate level courses that will count towards both degrees through our new Accelerated BS-MS Program.
Qualified students obtain a BS degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics with a major in Food and Agricultural Business or Natural Resource and Environmental Economics in seven semesters by completing 120 credit hours, including 9 hours of graduate courses that count towards both the BS degree and the MS degree. Students then go on to obtain a thesis-based MS degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics (Agricultural Economics Concentration or Natural Resource Economics Concentration) in three semesters and one summer, completing an additional 22 credit hours of graduate work.
Learn more about the program on our Undergraduate Studies page.
Featured Publication
The vast majority of cow-calf producers in Tennessee and the Southeast using a defined calving season have long favored spring calving; however, researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have evaluated the risk and returns for a fall calving season, proving once again that timing is everything.
Learn more about Fall vs Spring Calving: Considerations and Profitability Comparison
Our Alumni
Joe Lowe
MS Agricultural Economics
Class of 2013
Beef Cattle Producer
"The skills I obtained in the program help me every day. Through the program I learned to think critically and ask the right questions to get answers I was looking for."
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