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2024 Best Agricultural Engineering Schools

29 Colleges in the United States
1,472 AE Degrees Awarded
$57,068 Avg Early-Career Salary
Agricultural Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #204 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 29 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of agricultural engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,472 degrees in agricultural engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Agricultural Engineering School

Best Agricultural Engineering Schools The ae program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Agricultural Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall Agricultural Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Agricultural Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in AE
Master's Degrees in AE
Doctor's Degrees in AE

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Agricultural Engineering Schools list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Agricultural Engineering in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of ae degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in AE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
125 AE Degrees Awarded
$63,560 Median Starting Salary

Purdue University - Main Campus is a good choice for students interested in a degree in agricultural engineering. Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were about 125 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year. Agricultural Engineering degree recipients from Purdue University - Main Campus earn a boost of about $6,492 over the typical earnings of agricultural engineering graduates.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
56 AE Degrees Awarded

Cornell University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in agricultural engineering. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 56 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
128 AE Degrees Awarded
0.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in agricultural engineering has to check out University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 128 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ae program earn an average of $56,190 for their early career.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
67 AE Degrees Awarded
$61,703 Median Starting Salary

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good option for students interested in a degree in agricultural engineering. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 67 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Those agricultural engineering students who get their degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison earn $4,635 more than the average ae student.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
22.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
137 AE Degrees Awarded
14.6% Growth in Graduates

UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 137 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Those agricultural engineering students who get their degree from University of Maryland - College Park make $3,878 more than the typical ae student.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
80 AE Degrees Awarded
$64,564 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were approximately 80 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available. Those agricultural engineering students who get their degree from Iowa State University make $7,496 more than the typical ae graduate.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
59 AE Degrees Awarded
5.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were roughly 59 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Agricultural Engineering degree recipients from Texas A&M University - College Station get an earnings boost of about $3,455 over the typical earnings of agricultural engineering majors.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 AE Degrees Awarded
$59,810 Median Starting Salary

NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh. This university ranks 3rd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 42 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year. Those agricultural engineering students who get their degree from North Carolina State University receive $2,742 more than the average ae graduate.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
95 AE Degrees Awarded
32.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were approximately 95 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the agricultural engineering program at Virginia Tech make $3,063 more than the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Agricultural Engineering by Region

View the Best Agricultural Engineering Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Agricultural Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

AE Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Agricultural Engineering 1,472

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904

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