Agricultural Engineering at Clemson University

If you plan to study agricultural engineering, take a look at what Clemson University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a total student population of 26,406. In 2021, 18 AE majors received their bachelor's degree from Clemson.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Clemson Agricultural Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in AE
• Master’s Degree in AE
• Doctorate Degree in AE

Clemson Agricultural Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the AE progam at Clemson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The AE major at Clemson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Focused Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	21

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in AE from Clemson. This makes it the #22 most popular school for AE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in AE, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Clemson AE Graduates

The median salary of AE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clemson is $54,666. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $59,306 for all AE students.

AE Student Demographics at Clemson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the AE majors at Clemson University.

Clemson Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 AE majors earned their bachelor's degree from Clemson. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical AE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Clemson since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in AE at Clemson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clemson University with a bachelor's in AE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Clemson Agricultural Engineering Master’s Program

The AE program at Clemson awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Of the students who received a AE master's degree from Clemson, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clemson University with a master's in AE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clemson also has a doctoral program available in AE. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

Careers That AE Grads May Go Into

A degree in AE can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,770	$132,810
Engineering Professors	610	$98,390

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.