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Agricultural Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how UIUC ranks in comparison to other schools with ae programs.

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• Available Degrees
• Rankings
• Student Demographics

Agricultural Engineering Degrees Available at UIUC

• Bachelor’s Degree in AE
• Master’s Degree in AE
• Doctorate Degree in AE

UIUC AE Rankings

UIUC is in the top 10% of the country for ae. More specifically it was ranked #3 out of 29 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Agricultural Engineering Schools	3
Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	3
Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (With Aid)	4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k)	4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $48-$75k)	4
Best Agricultural Engineering Colleges for Veterans	5
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k)	5
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (With Aid)	5
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $48-$75k)	5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $0-$30k)	5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (With Aid)	5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k)	5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (With Aid)	5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $48-$75k)	5
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $0-$30k)	6
Best Agricultural Engineering Graduate Degree Schools	6
Best Agricultural Engineering Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans	6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $48-$75k)	6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $0-$30k)	6
Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k)	7
Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	7
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $0-$30k)	8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k)	8
Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income Over $110k)	10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k)	10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income Over $110k)	10
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k)	12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering	12
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering	12
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income Over $110k)	13
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering	13
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering	14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k)	14
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Agricultural Engineering Graduates	14
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering	15
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income Over $110k)	17
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Engineering Graduates	18
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Agricultural Engineering Graduates	18
Highest Paid Agricultural Engineering Graduates	22

Popularity of AE at UIUC

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign handed out 103 bachelor's degrees in agricultural engineering. This is a decrease of 5% over the previous year when 108 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in ae from UIUC. This makes it the #2 most popular school for ae master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 6 students received their doctoral degrees in ae in 2021, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

UIUC AE Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ae majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 103 ae students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UIUC, about 73% were men and 27% were women.

The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UIUC are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 59% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in ae.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	61
Non-Resident Aliens	5
Other Races	5

UIUC Agricultural Engineering Master’s Program

The ae program at UIUC awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in ae.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
Non-Resident Aliens	12
Other Races	1

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

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