Job Placements
Degree Benefits
- A graduate degree in agricultural, food, and resource economics from Michigan State University will prepare you to face the significant challenges of the 21st Century, including:
- designing policies to attack rural poverty and hunger;
- managing food and farm businesses in a global setting;
- resolving increasing pressures on the world's resource base;
- working across disciplines to evaluate new technologies and policies;
- adding to the knowledge base of theory and methods in the discipline.
Jobs Taken by Recent Graduates
- The jobs listed below are generally the first jobs taken by the graduates or the first "target" job taken after a short period of temporary employment, and is not necessarily their current position.
2024
- Sibbir Ahmad, Ph.D. - Development Economics Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Economics, University of Virginia
- Kayla Braggs, M.S. - Ph.D, Agriculture Education and Communications Department, University of Florida
- Judhajit Chakraborty, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University
- Caitlin Herrington, Ph.D. - Advisor of Impact Evaluations, Impact Economics Unit at KIT Royal Tropical Institute based in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Alexander Hopkins, Ph.D. - Agricultural Economist, Dairy Program at USDA-AMS
- Thomas Keene, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor - Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky
- Daye (Daniela) Kwon, Ph.D. - Economist, Economic Development Department, State of New Mexico
- Rania Lachhab, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California Berkeley
- Minsu Kim, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Scholar, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, Pennsylvania State University
- Sevval Buse Sariman, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Michigan State University
- Jiayu Sun, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
2023
- Eric Abaidoo, Ph.D. – Economist, Amazon
- Camila Alvayay-Torrejon, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Universidad Católica del Norte
- Rahul Dhar, Ph.D. – Senior Data Analyst, Progressive
- Dervis Durmaz, M.S. - Researcher, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies
- Ming Fang, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
- Ian Fisher, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Michigan State University
- Drew Frommelt, M.S. - Economic and Analysis Manager, Dairy Farmers of America
- Kelsey Hopkins, Ph.D. - Agricultural Economist (GS-11), USDA-AMS Packers and Stockyards Division
- Hyunjung Kim, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Guelph
- Charuta Parkhi, Ph.D. - Economic Analyst, Department of Treasury, State of Michigan
- Ashish Pokharel, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Michigan State University
- Jisub (Joseph) Seong, Ph.D. - Research Associate, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University
- Aaron Staples, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor in Consumer Marketing and Demand, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee
- Jose Quintero, M.S. – Agricultural Enterprise Analyst, University of Arizona
2022
- April Athnos, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona
- Abubakr Ayesh, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Victoria
- Tharcisse Guedegbe, Ph.D. - Africa Fellow and Consultant, The Word Bank Group
- Zeying Huang, Ph.D. - Assistant Vice President, Citi
- Yanan Jia, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University
- Oishi Kazi, M.S. - Associate (Economics), Industrial Economics, Incorporated
- Valerie Kilders, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor in Agribusiness Marketing, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
- Pin Lu, Ph.D. - Associate Director, Aon Reinsurance Solutions
- Evgeniya Moskaleva, Ph.D. - Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Oberlin College & Conservatory
- Ramyani Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D. – Data Scientist, Price Waterhouse Coopers
- Ahmed Salim Nuhu, Ph.D. – Economist, Amazon Web Services (Central Economics)
- Godwin Nutsugah, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, University of Georgia
- Aastha Pudasainee, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Virginia Tech
- Paul Samboko, M.S. - Assistant Director, Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, Office of the Vice President, Government of the Republic of Zambia
- Kaitlynn Sandstrom, M.S. – Ph.D. Student, University of California Los Angeles
- Zehra Siddiqui, M.S. - Economist, State of Michigan Department of Treasury's Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis
- Ziwei Ye, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University
2021
- Christina Biedny, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Oklahoma State University
- Gregory Boudreaux, M.S. - Economist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Yuyuan Che, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Scholar, North Carolina State University
- Caitlinn Hubbell, M.S. - Agriculture Instructor/Co-Program Coordinator, Illinois Valley Community College
- Josephat Koima, Ph.D. - Economist, Amazon
- Aakanksha Melkani, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
- Takashi Miyahara, Ph.D. - Research Specialist, Economic and Social Research Institute
- Christine Sauer, Ph.D. - Research Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
- Qi Tian, Ph.D. - Data Scientist, Vanguard Group
- Danielle Ufer, Ph.D. - Research Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
- Asa Watten, Ph.D. - Research Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2020
- Ekene Stephen Aguegboh, M.S. - Lecturer, University of Nigeria
- Megan Bellinger, M.S. - Research Analyst, Ipsos
- McKenna Clifford, M.S. - Financial Advisor, Credent Wealth Management
- Simone Faas, M.S. - Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute
- Jarrad Farris, Ph.D. - Research Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
- Francisco Flores Moreno, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Cornell University
- Danielle Kaminski, Ph.D. - Instructor and Advisor, Fort Hays State University
- Zachary Luther, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Vanderbilt University
- Scott Knowles, M.S. - Financial Analyst, ProQuest
- Braeden Van Deynze, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Washington School of Marine and Environmental Affairs/NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center
2019
- Soojung Ahn, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, University of Connecticut
- Adedamola Akinlembola, M.S. - Data Analyst, Enterprise Business Solutions
- Brian Bartle, M.S. - Agronomy Product Innovation Manager, Indigo
- Sarah Chase-Walsh, M.S. - Associate Analyst, Modea
- Ben DeMuth, M.S. - Management Training Program Trainee, Kroger
- Mary Doidge, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, McGill University
- Joshua Gill, Ph.D. - Director of Analytics, Global Innovation Fund
- Xuche Gong, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Iowa State University
- Austin Hunt, M.S. - Sr. Research Associate, Hanover Research
- Jongwoo Kim, Ph.D. - Research Fellow, Korea Energy Economics Institute
- Angelos Lagoudakis, M.S. - Ph.D. Student, Iowa State University
- Samantha Padilla, Ph.D. - Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service
- Caroline Peters, M.S. - International Economist, U.S. International Trade Commission
- Myat Win, M.S. - Research Coordinator, Myanmar
- Jina Yu, Ph.D. - Lecturer, Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University
2018
- Tanner Connors, M.S. - Performance Assessment Analyst Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- William Dyar, M.S. - Research Associate, MSU North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
- Jungmin Lim, Ph.D. - Research Associate, MSU North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
- Sean Posey, M.S. - PhD Student, University of Georgia
- David Olson, M.S. - Economist, Economic Research Service
- Jason Snyder, Ph.D. - Research Associate, MSUAFRE
- Daniel Ochs, M.S. - Farm Management Educator, MSU Extension
- Miguel Castro, Ph.D. - Inter-American Development Bank
- Sophia Tanner, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arizona
- Maolong Chen, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
- Hamza Haider, Ph.D. - Economist, Amazon
- Mukesh Ray, Ph.D. - Economist, IMPAQ International
- Nathaly Rivera, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alaska Anchorage
- Sarah Kopper, Ph.D. - Research Manager, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
- Stephen Morgan, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, University of Florida
2017
- Aissatou Ouedraogo, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Fellow, Tufts University, Medford, MA
- Christopher Root, MS - Evaluation Consultant, International Solutions Group, Senegal
- Edward Opoku, MS - Business Analytics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
- Elena Dulys-Nusbaum, MS - Data Scientist, Simple Energy, Boulder, CO
- Godwin Debrah, Ph.D. - Visiting Assistant Professor, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Joseph Goeb, Ph.D. - Economist/Data Scientist, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
- Marie Steele-Adjognon, Ph.D. - Senior Research Associate, KNG Health Consulting, LLC, Rockville, MD
- Michael Dolislager, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Economics & Economic Development, Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA
- Sarah Klammer, MS - Research Associate, Center for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
2016
- Li Cheng, Ph.D. - Research Scientist, Amazon.com, Seattle, WA
- Erin Collier, MS - Markets and Trade Analyst, Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), Washington, DC
- Ramziath Adjao, Ph.D. - Agricultural Economist, World Bank Group, Food and Agriculture Global Practice, Washington, DC
- Ashesh Prasann, Ph.D. - Young Professional, World Bank, Agriculture Global Practice, Washington, DC
- Serge Adjognon, Ph.D. - Economist, DECIE, World Bank, Washington, D.C.
- Keneilwe Kgosikoma, Ph.D. - Lecturer, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone Botswana
- Craig Carpenter, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
- Leonard Polzin, MS - Assistant Extension Professor, Center for Farm Financial Management, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
- Daniel Gough, MS - Brownfield Coordinator, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Brownfield Redevelopment Unit, Jackson, MI
2015
- Ayala Wineman, Ph.D. - Visiting Assistant Professor, Michigan State Univesity, East Lansing, MI
- Eliot Mghenyi, Ph.D. - Economist, World Bank, Washington, DC
- Miltone Ayieko, Ph.D. - Senior Researcher, Tegemeo Research Institute, Egerton University, Nairobi, Kenya
- Kimberly Klaiman, MS - Economist, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Analysis, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC
- Hui Wang, Ph.D. - Economist, Amazon.com, Seattle, WA
- Leah Harris Palm-Forster, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Economics and Statistics, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
- Carson Reeling, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Western Michigan
- Traci Taylor, MS - Senior Analyst, Anderson Economic Group, East Lansing, MI
- Levine, Nicole Kendra, MS - Manager, US Supply Chain Sustainability with McDonald’s (corporate), Oak Brook, IL
- Chenguang Wang, Ph.D. - Model Validation Senior, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, McLean, VA
- Rie Muraoka, Ph.D. - Research Fellow, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan
- Guilherme Signorini, Ph.D. - Consulting Associate, Markestrat Consulting Group, Ribeirao Preto, SP- Brazil
- Thelma Namonje, MS - Research Associate, Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute, Lusaka, Zambia
- Wolfgang Pejuan, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Agribusiness Department, Zamorano University, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- Sangjun Lee, Ph.D. - Associate Research Fellow, Climate change Research Division, Korea Energy Economics Institute, Gyeonggi-do Korea
2014
- Uchook Duangbootsee, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Paige Van Poppelen, MS - Account Associate, Foodservice, The NPD Group, Inc., Rosemont, ILL
- Jessica Klatt, MS - Survey Statistician, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, East Lansing, MI
- Patrick Ofori, MS - Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Accra, Ghana
- Helder Zavale, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Eduardo Mondlane University, CEPPAG, Maputo, Mozambique
- Sara Qanti, MS - Assistant Professor, Agriculture, Padjadjaran University, West Java, Indonesia
- Ty Lawson, - MS - Presidential Management Fellow at National Institutes of Health, Washington, D.C.
- Alexandra Peralta, Ph.D. - Lecturer, University of Adelaide, Australia
- Xuan Wei, Ph.D. - Research Associate, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma, FL
- Mariam (Sako) Thiam, MS - Consultant in Financial Analysis, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, Columbus, OH
- Nathalie Me-Nsope, Ph.D. - Research Associate, International Studies and Programs, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
- Vivek Pandey, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Gujarat, India
- Jessica Vila-Goulding, MS - Economist, Middle East & Africa, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn MI
- Adam Lovgren, Ph.D. - Strategy Consultant, Roll Global LLC, Los Angeles, CA
- Eleanor Turner, MS - Research Initiatives Manager, Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at the University of California, Berkeley, CA
2013
- Kathleen Sprouse, MS - Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator, Purdue Univesity, West Lafayette IN
- Christina Plerhoples, Ph.D. - Research Associate, The Urban Institute, Washington, DC
- Dale Yi, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia
- Min Chen, Ph.D. - Senior Risk Modeler, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)
- Hillary Sackett, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Business Management & Economics, Westfield State University, Springfield, MA
- Sung Hoon Kang, Ph.D. - Associate Research Fellow, Korea Institute of Public Finance, Seoul, South Korea
- Timothy Hodge, Ph.D. - Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
- Thasanee Satimanon, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, National Institute of Development Administration, School of Development Economics, Bangkok, Thailand
- Charapon Chantorn, MS - Policy Analyst, Office of Agricultural Economics, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Bangkok Thailand
- Milu Muyanga, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
- Jordan Chamberlin, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI), Zambia
- Dingiswayo Banda, MS - Chief Economist, Planning Dept. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Lusaka, Zambia
- Fang Xia, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China
- Julius Kirmi Sindi, Ph.D. - Impact Assessment Specialist, International Potato Center, Nairobi, Kenya
- Joshua Ariga, Ph.D. - Scientist-Economics, IFDC Headquarters, Office of Program, Economics & Markets Dept, Muscle Shoals, AL
2012
- Scott Weicksel, MS - Senior Analyst, Nielsen, Marketing Performance Division, Chicago, IL
- Benjamin Magen, MS - Survey Statistician, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, East Lansing, MI
- James Allen, MS - Research Director, Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Richard Melstrom, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Economics, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
- Peter Richards, MS - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brown University, Environment Change Initiative and Population Studies and Training Center, Providence, RI
- Brenda Lazarus, MS - Food Security Analyst with FEWS Net project, Chemonics International, Inc., Washington, DC
- Tim Komarek, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Dept of Marketing and Economics, Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
- Jacob McManus, MS - Associate Business Consultant, Lookout Ridge Consulting, Kalamazoo, MI
- Anne Weir, MS - Supply Planning Analyst, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA
- Jennifer Meyer, MS - Program Director, Farmer Training Initiative, Angelic Organic Learning Center, Caledonia, IL
- Rachel Ford, MS - Executive Director, Taiya Inlet Watershed Council and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Skagway, AK
2011
- Feng Wu, Ph.D. - Post-Doctoral Researcher, Food and Resource Economics Dept., University of Florida, Gulf Coast Educational Center, Wimauma, FL
- Shan Ma, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Scholar, Natural Capital Project, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- Aleksan Shanoyan, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Depart. of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
- Megan Sheahan, MS - Independent Consultant, Irvine, CA
- Nathaniel Victor, MS - Global Market Economist, General Motors, Lansing, MI
- Jacob Ricker-Gilbert, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Subramanian Kumarappan, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Ag Tech Institute, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH
- Andrew Kizito, Ph.D. - Assistant Lecturer, Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Makerere University. Kampala, Uganda
2010
- Amadou Diallo, MS - HGSF Programme Manager, Partnership for Child Development, Bamako, Mali
- Fang Xie, Ph.D. - Manager, American Express Co., Phoenix, AZ
- Feng Song Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
- Laura James, MS - Consultant, Public Sector Consultants, Inc., Lansing, MI
- David Binkley, MS - Clean Energy Advanced Manufacturing Analyst, Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth, Lansing, MI
2009
- George, Young Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
- Nicole J. Olynk, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Mukiti Mwiinga, MS - Lecturer/Researcher, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
- Elliot Mghenyi, MS - Young Professional, The World Bank, Washington, DC
- Anna Medrano, MS - Staff Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Philippines
- Joleen Hadrich, PhD - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
- Malika Chaudhuri, PhD - Instructor, Department of Finance, Eli Broad School of Business, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
- Domenico Dentoni, PhD - Assistant Professor, Dept of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Ernalyn Lising, MS - Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Mandaluyong City, Philippines
- Ross Bowmar, MS - Commodity Market Trader, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, IL
2008
- Mariah Branch, MS - Director of Planning and Development, Prout Research Institute of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
- Lilian Kirimi, PhD - Lecturer, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya
- Tomokazu Nagai, MS - Engineer, Rural Development Division, NTC International Co., Ltd., Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- Eric Wittenberg, MS - Research Specialist, Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
- Catherine Ragasa, Ph.D. - Consultant, Agriculture & Rural Development Department, World Bank, Washington, DC
- Mary Mathenge, PhD - Lecturer, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya