2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major
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Agricultural Engineering is the 341st most popular major in the country with 1,472 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 197 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major”.
Top 32 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 37 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Agricultural Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s AE degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Cornell Agricultural Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Iowa State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 19 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 3 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at South Dakota State
Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 10 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Virginia Tech Agricultural Engineering Report
With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s AE degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UNL Agricultural Engineering Report
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 3 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Engineering at North Dakota State University
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 14 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full Ohio State Agricultural Engineering Report
With a ranking of #11, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major list. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Agricultural Engineering at UK
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking, coming in at #12. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 4 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UARK Agricultural Engineering Report
Michigan State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 7 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University
University of California - Davis ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s AE students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UC Davis
Kansas State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Kansas State University
With a ranking of #16, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s AE degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full University of Florida Agricultural Engineering Report
University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 2 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Oregon State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s AE degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Oregon State University Agricultural Engineering Report
Washington State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 3 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Engineering at Wazzu
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s AE students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UW - Madison Agricultural Engineering Report
Clemson University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s AE degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Clemson Agricultural Engineering Report
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Texas A&M College Station Agricultural Engineering Report
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 1 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Rutgers New Brunswick
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 137 diplomas to qualified masters’s AE students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UMCP
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified masters’s AE students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UMN Twin Cities Agricultural Engineering Report
University of Arizona came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s AE degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at University of Arizona
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Agricultural Engineering at OSU
University of Maine landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major ranking. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Engineering at UMaine
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Engineering at Louisiana State University
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