The New Mexico State University Master of Business Administration program specializing in Agribusiness (MBA-AB) is a very attractive graduate education alternative for individuals completing or holding undergraduate degrees in agricultural economics, agricultural business and agricultural and food sciences in general. The program, jointly offered by the College of Business (CB) and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), is designed to train future mid and upper-level executives for the food and fiber industry, as well as for the public sector.
This industry comprises food and fiber producers, processors and manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers; and allied and support businesses such as agricultural input producers and suppliers, lenders, and commodity brokers and traders, among others.
The graduates from NMSU's MBA-AB program will have the distinctive quality of being knowledgeable of the U.S. and the international food and fiber sectors while holding a fully (AACSB International) accredited MBA degree. The program provides students with opportunities to be involved in a variety of research projects addressing current agribusiness issues under the direction of expert professors in this field.
Through courses taught by professors specializing in both general business administration and agribusiness administration - such as advanced agribusiness management and marketing, production economics, agricultural commodity futures markets and trading, international agricultural trade and policy, strategic management, organizational behavior and management processes, financial management, business information systems, and the legal environment of business - students will be specially trained for administrative careers in the U.S. and international food and fiber industry, and in related public sector support and development agencies.
MBA-AB program graduates can also seek careers in the public sector with agencies such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and various non-governmental organizations (NGO's) and private foundations.
