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. In 2021, 35 AE majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

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
• Doctorate Degree in AE

Cornell Agricultural Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks AE programs across the country. The following shows how Cornell performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	3
	7
Most Focused Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools	22

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in AE from Cornell. This makes it the #3 most popular school for AE master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a bachelor's degree in AE from Cornell. About 49% of these graduates were women and the other 51% were men. The typical AE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Cornell Agricultural Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a master's degree in AE from Cornell. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

In the AE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 17% 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	4
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in AE. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.