Graduate Student Programs

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
  • Davis and Khan with Nigerian farmers.

    Nigerian cropland expansion

    January 16, 2025 | Written by Adam Thomas
    In Nigeria, about 90 percent of the deforested area has been converted to cropland within years of forest loss. While this cropland expansion has allowed for individual farmers to grow greater amounts of certain crops, a study from faculty member Kyle Davis and doctoral candidate Bhoktear Khan shows that it does not necessarily lead to more food security or increased nutrition.
  • A taste for food science

    January 15, 2025 | Written by Molly Schafer
    Kaitlin Smith combines her love of plants with a passion for food science. During a food microbiology course, Smith discovered an interest in research as she pursued her undergraduate degree. Now a graduate student in UD’s M.S. in Food Science, she conducts her own research into mitigating cross-contamination in hydroponics.
  • Nurse to statistician

    January 14, 2025 | Written by Nya Wynn
    Yaxi Huang worked as a nurse before moving to the U.S. She applied to the University of Delaware's Online M.S. in Applied Statistics because the program fit her family and work schedule. Through UD's program, Huang secured an internship with specialty pharmaceutical company Endo International.

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