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2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

27 Ranked Colleges
238 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value AE Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Agricultural Engineering is the 203rd most popular major in the country with 1,564 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agricultural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,175 and had an average of $22,449 in loans still to pay off.

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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree ae students with aid.

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (With Aid)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

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 For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 73 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #1 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 Purdue are $28,794.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at Purdue

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 9 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 10 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

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 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s AE students in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UIUC

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s AE degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree ae students with aid list, Iowa State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State Agricultural Engineering Report

#6

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

North Carolina State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#13 in overall quality

University of Georgia landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s AE students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Georgia Agricultural Engineering Report

#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#12 in overall quality

Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s AE students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan State University Agricultural Engineering Report

#17 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 13 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #17 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Agricultural Engineering Report

#10

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#19 in overall quality

Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 2 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #19 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at Rutgers New Brunswick

#15 in overall quality

University of California - Davis landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at UC Davis

#12

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

#25 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s AE degrees to qualified students.

OSU also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Agricultural Engineering Report

#14

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#10 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s AE students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree ae students with aid list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMN Twin Cities Agricultural Engineering Report

#15

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
#23 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 6 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree ae students with aid list, UH Manoa has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UH Manoa

#16

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 6 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree ae students with aid list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Tech Agricultural Engineering Report

#14 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #17. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 6 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Ohio State

#18

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#18 in overall quality

Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #18. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 4 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Kansas State University

#19

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

With a ranking of #19, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at University of Arkansas

#20

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#24 in overall quality

South Dakota State University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 1 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #24 spot 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.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at South Dakota State

#21

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#20 in overall quality

University of Kentucky came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s 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 UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at UK

#22

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

With a ranking of #22, Washington State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 2 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 Washington State University are $27,561.

Full Wazzu Agricultural Engineering Report

#23

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

Cornell University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #23. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s AE degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #2 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 Cornell are $30,042.

Full Cornell University Agricultural Engineering Report

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s AE degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#25

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#16 in overall quality

Clemson University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s AE degrees to qualified students.

Clemson also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Clemson University

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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