2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering
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In 2019-2020, 1,564 people earned their degree in agricultural engineering, making the major the 330th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 238 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 28 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s AE degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s AE students in 2019-2020.
Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.
Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s AE degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree ae students list, South Dakota State has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s AE degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Clemson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s ranking. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s AE degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246.
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s AE students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #10 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Florida landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 9 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.
UF also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #11, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also took the #13 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Virginia Tech came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s ranking. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also took the #8 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s AE degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
UIUC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #14, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 9 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree ae students list, NC State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 1 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.
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With a ranking of #16, Cornell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s AE degrees to qualified students.
Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121.
Oregon State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 2 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.
Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121.
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Washington State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s ranking. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 2 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s AE degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree ae students list, UC Davis has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s AE students in 2019-2020.
Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #22, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Knoxville also took the #22 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Michigan State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s AE students in 2019-2020.
Michigan State also took the #12 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University
University of Kentucky landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s ranking. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 5 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 2 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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