2025 Best Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Agricultural Engineeringmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #212 out of the 343 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 master's degrees in agricultural engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on agricultural engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of agricultural engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for agricultural engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for agricultural engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Agricultural Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Agricultural Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in agricultural engineering.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in AE

1

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

21 Annual Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in agricultural engineering. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in agricultural engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

16 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a master's degree in agricultural engineering. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in agricultural engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Agricultural Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	19
Michigan	211	7
Ohio	207	14
Indiana	191	37
Wisconsin	173	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to AE

Agricultural Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

AE Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural Engineering	61

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	1,228
Electrical Engineering	991
Civil Engineering	571
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	455
Biomedical Engineering	419
Computer Engineering	397
General Engineering	341
Industrial Engineering	334
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	293
Other Engineering	292

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.