Others are employed in management, strategy, and marketing positions with firms both within and outside the agribusiness sector. Several graduates also have assumed rewarding careers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and federal other government agencies, international organizations, and the Cooperative Extension Service. The Master in Agribusiness meets the educational needs of food and agribusiness professionals who wish to continue their careers while pursuing an advanced degree. The program focuses on students' need to apply managerial and analytical concepts to make informed agribusiness decisions. This professional degree allows participants to immediately understand, integrate, and apply learned concepts to their profession.
Enrollment is limited to individuals with at least two years of professional work experience.
The MAB curriculum includes 18 credit hours of applied food and agribusiness courses, nine hours of business classes, and six hours of thesis. Courses are instructed over a two and a half year period by leading department faculty, and are paced to ensure an even course load. Nine credit hours of the agribusiness courses are offered through combination on-campus and distance learning segments. Interaction between faculty and students during these sessions enhances learning and the distance education sessions that follow. The other nine hours of the agribusiness courses are delivered exclusively through distance education methods.