2024 Best Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a master's degree in agricultural engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #398 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 master's degrees in agricultural engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Agricultural Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

The ae master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to agricultural engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other agricultural engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural engineering related body.

Our full 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in agricultural engineering.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in AE

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in agricultural engineering needs to check out North Carolina State University. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a master’s in agricultural engineering from North Carolina State University

2

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Virginia Tech is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in agricultural engineering. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in agricultural engineering from Virginia Tech

3

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a master's degree in agricultural engineering. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in agricultural engineering from University of Florida

4

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in agricultural engineering. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in agricultural engineering from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

5

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in agricultural engineering from Clemson University

6

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington.More information about a master’s in agricultural engineering from University of Kentucky

7

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in agricultural engineering from University of Arkansas

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	422	8
Georgia	370	0
North Carolina	334	10
Virginia	331	10
Tennessee	313	0
Kentucky	268	6
South Carolina	260	2
Louisiana	250	0
Arkansas	187	4

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Agricultural Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Agricultural Engineering area of study, Agricultural Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.