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

5 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate 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 204th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, agricultural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,068 and had an average of $23,086 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 205 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,540 and $24,910 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in agricultural engineering.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region

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

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’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 Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’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%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate 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 #3 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s 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 - Main Campus

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s AE degrees to 1 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 University

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #5 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s AE degrees to 5 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 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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UMN Twin Cities

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