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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 with biologists and other social scientists to evaluate new technologies and policies; and
• adding to the knowledge base of theory and methods in agricultural economics.

Our graduates work in university departments (primarily true of Ph.D. holders), but also in major food and agribusiness companies (H-E-B Grocery Stores, Delta Pinelands, Eli Lily, Archer Daniels Midland), financial institutions (American Express), foundations (Rockefeller, Kellogg), charitable organizations (World Vision, Bread for the World), international organizations (World Bank, United Nations, FAO), international agricultural research centers (CIMMYT, ICRISAT), and government organizations (USAID, USDA).

Jobs taken by recent MSU graduates illustrate this diversity.

Career Information by Subject Area

• Agribusiness Strategy and Management
• Agricultural Markets and Price Analysis
• Environmental and Resource Economics
• Finance and Production Economics
• Food Industry
• International Agricultural Development

Academic/Government Job Listings

• AAEA Online Career Central (www.aaea.org/classifieds/)
• Chronicle of Higher Education (chronicle.com/jobs/)
• State and Local Government Jobs (www.govtjob.net)
• US Government Official Job Site (www.usajobs.opm.gov)

Other Opportunities

• Internship/Volunteer Opportunities

On-campus Resources

• MSU Career Services and Placement (www.csp.msu.edu)

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• Nation Job Network (www.nationjob.com)

Updated on July 9, 2009