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Agricultural Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

72 Bachelor's Degrees
37 Master's Degrees
16 Doctor's Degrees
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. We've also included details on how Purdue ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in ae.

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Agricultural Engineering Degrees Available at Purdue

Purdue AE Rankings

The bachelor's program at Purdue was ranked #1 on College Factual's Best Schools for ae list. It is also ranked #1 in Indiana.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income Over $110k) 1
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 1
Best Agricultural Engineering Colleges for Veterans 1
Best Agricultural Engineering Schools 1
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 1
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 1
Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 1
Best Agricultural Engineering Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 1
Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 1
Best Agricultural Engineering Graduate Degree Schools 1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income Over $110k) 1
Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 1
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Agricultural Engineering Graduates 1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income Over $110k) 1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income Over $110k) 1
Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (With Aid) 1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 1
Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 1
Highest Paid Agricultural Engineering Graduates 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 2
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Engineering Graduates 2
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (With Aid) 2
Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering 2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (With Aid) 2
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Agricultural Engineering Graduates 2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering 2
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering 3
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (With Aid) 3
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering 3

Popularity of AE at Purdue

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Purdue University - Main Campus handed out 72 bachelor's degrees in agricultural engineering. This is a decrease of 13% over the previous year when 83 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in ae from Purdue. This makes it the #1 most popular school for ae master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 16 students received their doctoral degrees in ae in 2021, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Purdue AE Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ae majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 72 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering from Purdue in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 67% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in ae.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 48
Non-Resident Aliens 14
Other Races 5

Purdue Agricultural Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a master's degree in ae from Purdue. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

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The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Purdue are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 51% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in ae.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
Non-Resident Aliens 14
Other Races 0

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