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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering

28 Ranked Colleges
1,173 Degrees Awarded
$17,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,173 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 28 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering

Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 5 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $7,167 for bachelor’s degree ae students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full BYU - I Agricultural Engineering Report

Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 15 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#3

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#21 in overall quality

Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s AE students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,252 for bachelor’s degree ae students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at South Dakota State

Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 83 bachelors’s AE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students per year to attend Purdue.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Purdue Agricultural Engineering Report

With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 29 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for bachelor’s degree ae students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Agricultural Engineering Report

#25 in overall quality

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s AE students in 2019-2020.

Florida A&M University also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. The yearly cost to attend Florida A&M University is $15,060 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Agricultural Engineering Report

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $21,595 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, 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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

#9

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

With a ranking of #9, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s list. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 49 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University

#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 38 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for K -State is $18,285 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at Kansas State University

#11

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

With a ranking of #11, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s list. North Carolina A & T State University is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s AE degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend NC A&T is $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina A & T State University

#12

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

With a ranking of #12, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 54 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for bachelor’s degree ae students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. 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 more about Agricultural Engineering at Virginia Tech

#20 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 16 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for bachelor’s degree ae students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#14

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 7 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #16 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 UGA Agricultural Engineering Report

#15

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UMN Twin Cities is $17,740 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, 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 93%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UMN Twin Cities

#16

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree ae students list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $21,654 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Agricultural Engineering Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 108 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $15,880 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

The low 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE degrees to 125 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,616 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students per year to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full Ohio State Agricultural Engineering Report

#19

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 117 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maryland - College Park is $19,045 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, 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 95%.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Agricultural Engineering Report

#22 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $18,825 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. 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 UT Knoxville

University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree ae students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,708 for bachelor’s degree ae students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at UW - Madison

#22

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. Oregon State University is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 22 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon State University is $20,016 for bachelor’s degree ae students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, 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 85%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Oregon State University

#23

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kentucky is $17,127 for bachelor’s degree ae students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Kentucky Agricultural Engineering Report

#24

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 22 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson is $20,008 for Bachelor’s Degree AE students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Clemson University

#25

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s AE degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State University is $19,173 for bachelor’s degree ae students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University

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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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