The LL.M. Program in Agricultural & Food Law is one of the most reasonably priced and affordable opportunities available.  LL.M. candidates are able to take 24 or more credits of specialized agricultural law and food law classes offered; many other LL.M. Program rely on J.D. courses for to support their curriculum. 

For out of state LL.M. candidates, the tuition for the full year of the program totals only approximately $16,000.  For in-state Arkansas residents, tuition for the program is approximately $7400.  Additional fees are assessed by the University, with fees for the year totalling approximately $1000.  An additional health insurance charge of $1000 is assessed for international students.

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The Graduate School at the University of Arkansas and the School of Law provide for Graduate Assistantships to be awarded to a limited number of LL.M. candidates.  These assistantships provide for a full tuition waiver plus a stipend of $3,000 per semester in exchange for the candidate's work on agricultural law and related research topics.  Many of our Graduate Assistants work at the National Center for Agricultural Law.

Graduate Assistantships are merit based awards made by the Graduate Legal Studies Committee after a candidate has been admitted to the LL.M. Program.

There are two dedicated scholarship programs associated with the LL.M. Program: 

The Leland Leatherman Scholarship is awarded to an LL.M. candidate with interests in agricultural cooperative law.  This scholarship was funded by the Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corporation to honor Mr. Leatherman's groundbreaking work with agricultural cooperatives.

The Donald B. Pedersen scholarship, designated to honor former Professor of Law and Director of the LL.M. Program, is awarded to an LL.M. candidate based on academic excellence.