Agricultural Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 103 students received a bachelor's degree in AE from UIUC.

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.

UIUC Agricultural Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIUC Agricultural Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The AE major at UIUC 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Value Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
	19

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in AE from UIUC. This makes it the #2 most popular school for AE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in AE, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do AE Graduates from UIUC Make?

The median salary of AE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $56,190. This is less than $59,306, which is the national average of all AE majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

AE Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The AE program at UIUC awarded 103 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 73% of these degrees went to men with the other 27% going to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in AE at UIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in AE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	61
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UIUC Agricultural Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a master’s in AE from UIUC in 2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in AE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in AE. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Operations Research

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010
Agricultural Engineers	70	$86,690

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.