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2024 Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

9 Colleges in the Southeast Region
271 AE Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #341 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of agricultural engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 271 degrees in agricultural engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Agricultural Engineering School

Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of agricultural engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Agricultural Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Agricultural Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in AE
Master's Degrees in AE
Doctor's Degrees in AE

The ae school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Agricultural Engineering in the Southeast Region

The schools below may not offer all types of ae degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southeast Region Schools in AE

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
22.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Florida is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in agricultural engineering. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 22 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
42 AE Degrees Awarded

North Carolina State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in agricultural engineering. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were about 42 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
95 AE Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a degree in agricultural engineering. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were approximately 95 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC

It's hard to beat Clemson University if you wish to pursue a degree in agricultural engineering. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. This university ranks 1st out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 21 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
38.1% Growth in Graduates

UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were about 21 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
23.1% Growth in Graduates

UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Knoxville. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 13 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
38 AE Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 38 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AR
25.0% Growth in Graduates

UARK is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville. This university ranks 1st out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were approximately 4 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
36.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 41st out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 11 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC A&T in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Agricultural Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 20
North Carolina 710 52
Georgia 690 21
Virginia 630 95
Tennessee 624 13
South Carolina 530 21
Kentucky 518 38
Louisiana 489 0
Arkansas 466 4

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Agricultural Engineering is one of 0 different types of Agricultural Engineering programs to choose from.

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