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Agricultural Engineering at Iowa State University

Agricultural Engineering at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

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.

Iowa State Agricultural Engineering Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Agricultural Engineering Rankings

The ae major at Iowa State 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in ae, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

AE Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Program

26% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 74% of ae bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ae at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in ae.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 53
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Iowa State Agricultural Engineering Master’s Program

14% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of ae master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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In the ae master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,120 $119,230
Engineering Professors 570 $116,060
Agricultural Engineers 190 $85,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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