The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) has roots that reach back over 75 years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a world-wide reputation for its academic excellence, and a forward-looking vision for excellence in teaching, research, and outreach related to important economic and social challenges. Visit the ACE faculty websites to learn more about each faculty member’s interests, publications, and current projects.

This program is ideal to prepare students to work in a firm with international interests or for federal or state government employment, including the many government agencies dealing with policy, trade and development.

Graduates are employed in local, state, and federal government, consumer groups, trade organizations, lobbying groups, higher education, the Peace Corps, and more.