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The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

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Program Advantages

  • Excellent career opportunities & employment
  • High quality instruction
  • Small class settings & personalized advising
  • Flexibility to develop personalized degree
  • Access to the resources of a major university
  • Internship course credits with private & public employers
  • Multicultural & diverse environment

Job Opportunities

Some examples of positions held by recent graduates include:


  • Aetna Life and Casualty, Hartford, CT
  • Agway, Syracuse, NY
  • AT&T, Norwalk, CT
  • Comprehensive Marketing, Ewing, NJ
  • Connecticut Farm Bureau
  • E-media, New Canaan, CT
  • Merrill Lynch, NYC
  • Northwestern Meat, Miami, FL
  • People's Bank, Bridgeport, NJ
  • Pfizer, Groton, CT
  • The Hartford, Southington, CT
  • Travelers, Hartford, CT
  • U.S. Health Care, Middletown, CT
  • Xerox Corporation, NYC

Other Interesting Facts

  • The Agricultural & Resource Economics department at UConn ranks 15th worldwide in Environmental & Resource Economics**
  • The Department also ranks 23rd in the broader sub-discipline of Agricultural & Resource Economics**
  • Number of Faculty: 10
  • Number of Joint Appointments: 7
  • Number of Students in 2006 Graduating Class: 36
  • Student to Faculty Ratio: 10:1
**According to the American Economic Association


Dr. Ronald Cotterill, Professor of Food Marketing Policy



Looking for more information?
Please contact us at resourceeconomics@uconn.edu or call (860) 486-1929