The objective of Agricultural Economics is to provide an understanding of current agricultural business, applied economic, social and environmental issues facing Saskatchewan and the world, and to look for practical solutions. Students can focus on a number of themes: resource and environmental management, food institutions and policy, the rural economy and agricultural business management, finance and marketing or they can customize their own program in applied economics and business through selection of appropriate restricted and open electives.

Students with Agricultural Economics training are actively recruited into the job market, finding positions locally, nationally and internationally in agriculture policy analysis market analyst business management intellectual property international development and trade marketing natural resource and environmental economics price analysis and community development As well, the College's strong ties with industry and reputation for producing well-rounded, quality graduates means that many businesses turn here first when recruiting employees. Graduates are eligible to receive P.Ag. status for practise in the profession of agrology.