Massey’s Master of Agribusiness is an internationally recognised qualification. You will gain the research and professional skills required across the value chain from farm production to food marketing.

Key skills you will learn in the Master of Agribusiness include:

• Advanced knowledge of agribusiness and agri-food value chains
• Solving real world complex problems by application of appropriate methodologies
• Communicating clearly the results of investigations
• Working effectively in small teams and applying advanced knowledge of agribusiness to effective solutions to agribusiness issues in an ethical and culturally appropriate way.

Join a world-leading university

When you study agribusiness at Massey you’ll gain from our expertise across relevant agribusiness-related skills.

Massey is world-ranked and New Zealand’s No 1 university in agriculture according to the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) rankings and ShanghaiRankings.

Our proud record dates back to 1927 when we offered New Zealand’s first degrees in agriculture and horticulture. Our expertise in agricultural and environmental systems is supported by the Centre for Farm Business Excellence.

Massey University also has a focus on food - we were the first university to offer a food technology degree and today are the host of FoodHQ, the Palmerston North based centre for collaborative food research.

We are also ranked No.1 in New Zealand and in the top 150 universities worldwide for our business administration programmes by ShanghaiRanking and in the top 250 by QS.

A relevant qualification

The Master of Agribusiness is a research-focused degree with a dissertation component. Our close links with industry and agribusiness faculty globally will help you identify research topics that specifically address relevant strategic issues and the specifics of organisational/managerial/governance/operational problems.

Join industry at a senior level

New Zealand’s economy is dominated by agriculture and food - it generates approximately 70% of the country’s export earnings a year and international demand is predicted to continue to grow. Join the large group of Massey students that have secured jobs before they graduate. They have gone on to become leaders in the industry in New Zealand and internationally.

Relevant international knowledge

Massey’s agribusiness programme aligns itself with agribusiness industries throughout the world - ensuring our graduates have the skills and industry knowledge employers want today, and in the future.

Take less of your time

This qualification is 180 credits, which means you can complete full-time in 1.5 years, or two and a half to five years full time.

Admission to the Master of Agribusiness (180 credits) requires you to have:

1. a bachelor's degree in Agriculture or a Business-related subject with a B+ grade average or higher over the qualifying 300-level courses, or equivalent;
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2. a bachelor's degree, or equivalent, with a B+ grade average or higher over the qualifying 300-level courses and at least three years of relevant work experience.

If you are applying under 2 above supply a curriculum vitae (CV) to support your application.