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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region

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In 2020-2021, 1,472 people earned their degree in agricultural engineering, making the major the 341st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 205 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agricultural engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree ae students.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 18 masters’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Iowa State

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s AE students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at South Dakota State

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s AE degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s AE students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at Kansas State University

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s AE degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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