Agricultural Engineering at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 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.

UK Agricultural Engineering Degrees Available

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

UK Agricultural Engineering Rankings

The ae major at UK 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in ae, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

AE Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of ae bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical ae bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ae at UK 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 University of Kentucky with a bachelor's in ae.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UK Agricultural Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of ae master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Agricultural Engineering

Agricultural Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kentucky. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Engineering	38

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Materials 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,940	$117,490
Engineering Professors	170	$80,500
Agricultural Engineers	80	$67,010

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 Seicer under License

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