Agricultural Engineering at University of Kentucky

What traits are you looking for in a AE school? To help you decide if University of Kentucky is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's AE program.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 AE majors received their bachelor's degree from UK.

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
• Doctorate Degree in AE

UK Agricultural Engineering Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Schools	14
Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
	30

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in AE from UK. This makes it the #10 most popular school for AE master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UK AE Graduates

The median salary of AE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UK is $51,269. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $59,306 for all AE 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

Of the 28 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering from UK in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical AE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 89% 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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UK Agricultural Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 6 AE students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UK, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a AE master's degree from UK, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UK also has a doctoral program available in AE. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.