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