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2023 Most Well Attended AE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended AE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended AE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 “Most Well Attended AE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in agricultural engineering.

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Most Well Attended AE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended AE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended AE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s AE degrees to 7 students 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 more about Agricultural Engineering at Iowa State

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended AE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Agricultural Engineering Report

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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 #3 for the Most Well Attended AE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full K -State Agricultural Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended AE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s AE degrees to 2 students 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%.

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

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended AE Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at South Dakota State

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