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COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Location:
Online
Contact Name:
Student Success Team
Contact Phone:
970-492-4898
Contact Email:
online.colostate.edu/contact
Dept. Website:
online.colostate.edu/agcareers
Programs Offered:
Master of
Agriculture in Agricultural Extension
Education, Master of Agriculture –
Integrated Resource Management
specialization, or Bachelor of Science in
Agricultural Business.
Colorado State University’s online
agriculture degrees can give you the
credentials the industry is looking for.
According to the most recent Job Report
from AgCareers.com, 56% of
agriculture jobs require a bachelor’s
degree or higher. CSU offers some of the
only online agriculture degree programs
in the nation. Become a more effective
educator and deepen your understanding
of agricultural issues with our
Agricultural Extension Education
master’s degree. Meet the growing
demand for sustainable resource
management in today’s rural and urban
communities with our Integrated
Resource Management master’s program.
Or, discover how to effectively manage
the production and marketing of
agricultural products with our Bachelor
of Science in Agricultural Business.
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Location:
Anywhere
Contact Name:
Michelle Zander
Contact Phone:
515-294-7656
Contact Email:
Dept. Website:
Programs Offered:
Agricultural
Education M.S., Agronomy M.S., Seed
Technology & Business M.S., Plant
Breeding M.S., Community
Development M.S., Swine Science
Undergraduate Certificate, Food Safety
& Defense Graduate Certificate,
Occupational Safety Undergraduate
Certificate.
Iowa State University is home to
some of the most respected agriculture
degrees in the world, and now you can
earn yours online. Online programs
from the College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences are designed for ag industry
professionals just like you, enabling you
to advance your education, advance your
career, and keep working full-time. Every
program features a rigorous, integrated
curriculum dealing with real industry
challenges and taught by distinguished
faculty. Choose the program for you and
begin your adventure at ISU today!
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Location:
Manhattan & Olathe, Kansas,
Southeast Asia
Contact Name:
Deborah Kohl
Contact Phone:
785-532-4495
Contact Email:
Dept. Website:
Programs Offered:
The Master of
Agribusiness (MAB) program at K-State
is an award-winning master’s degree
designed for food, agribusiness, and
animal health professionals offered
through a combination of distance
and on-campus sessions. The 2.5 year
program provides an opportunity to earn
a master’s degree for those who would
like to obtain graduate-level business
and economics training while continuing
their career. MAB students are
employed in all sectors of the food,
animal health and agribusiness industries
and are located around the world
—
creating a diverse learning environment.
PENN STATEWORLD CAMPUS
Location:
Worldwide
Contact Name:
Gretchen Kuldau
Contact Phone:
814-863-7232
Contact Email:
Dept. Website:
worldcampus.psu.edu/ag-careers
Programs Offered:
Penn State’s online
Master of Professional Studies in
Homeland Security with an option
in Agricultural Biosecuirty and Food
Defense offers core courses that provide
a fundamental understanding of
homeland security issues. The courses
in the agricultural biosecurity and food
defense option focus on areas such as
food science and defense, plant
protection, and animal security.
If you prefer, start with the online
graduate certificate program in
agricultural biosecurity and food defense.
The curriculum is designed so that the
12 credits you earn through the
certificate may be applied to the
agricultural biosecurity and food defense
option in the master’s degree in
homeland security. Threats to our food
supply chain may cause illnesses or loss
of life, generate fear, cause economic
loss and social instability
;
now is the
time to learn to safeguard it.
