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2024 Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
526 AE Degrees Awarded
$57,639 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 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 526 degrees in agricultural engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Agricultural Engineering School

Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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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 in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Lakes Region

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.

Top Great Lakes Region 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 great decision for students pursuing a degree in agricultural engineering. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 125 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available. Those agricultural engineering students who get their degree from Purdue University - Main Campus receive $5,921 more than the typical ae graduate.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
128 AE Degrees Awarded
0.8% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in agricultural engineering has to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very 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 data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the ae program make an average of $56,190 in their early career salary.

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

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in agricultural engineering. Located in the large 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 colleges 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 year we have data available. Those agricultural engineering students who get their degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison earn $4,064 more than the typical ae student.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
59 AE Degrees Awarded
$59,306 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in agricultural engineering needs to take a look at Michigan State University. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 59 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the ae program earn about $59,306 in their early career salary.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
132 AE Degrees Awarded
$50,931 Median Starting Salary

Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbus. This university ranks 2nd out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 132 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ae program report average early career income of $50,931.

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Best Agricultural Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 59
Ohio 314 139
Illinois 304 128
Indiana 294 125
Wisconsin 273 75

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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 526

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 7,978
Electrical Engineering 4,524
Computer Engineering 3,259
Civil Engineering 2,925
Chemical Engineering 2,284
Biomedical Engineering 1,932
Industrial Engineering 1,927
General Engineering 1,712
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 1,238
Materials Engineering 740

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