Agricultural Engineering at Cornell University

Every agricultural engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ae program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cornell Agricultural Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cornell Agricultural Engineering Rankings

The ae major at Cornell 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in ae, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

AE Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of ae bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ae bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Cornell Agricultural Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of ae master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

In the ae master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Agricultural Engineering

The following ae concentations are available at Cornell University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Engineering	56

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Physics

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.