Agricultural Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying agricultural engineering, you may want to check out the program at Ohio State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369. Of the 12,018 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University - Main Campus in 2021, 116 of them were agricultural engineering majors.

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.

Ohio State Agricultural Engineering Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Agricultural Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks AE programs across the country. The following shows how Ohio State 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 Ohio 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools	28
	29

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in AE from Ohio State. This makes it the #5 most popular school for AE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in AE, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Ohio State AE Graduates

The median salary of AE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $50,931. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $59,306 for all AE students.

AE Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the AE majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 116 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering from Ohio State in 2020-2021, 72% were men and 28% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in AE at Ohio 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in AE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	91
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Ohio State Agricultural Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in AE from Ohio State in 2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

Of the students who received a AE master's degree from Ohio State, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ohio State also has a doctoral program available in AE. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Architectural and Engineering Managers	6,160	$135,360
Engineering Professors	1,530	$113,110
Agricultural Engineers	100	$83,600

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.