Agricultural Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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 Nebraska - Lincoln stacks up to those at other schools.

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in AE from UNL.

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.

UNL Agricultural Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNL Agricultural Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the AE progam at UNL compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UNL 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 Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	10
	14

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

AE Student Demographics at UNL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the AE majors at University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

UNL Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 AE students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNL, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in AE at UNL 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in AE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNL Agricultural Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 6 AE students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNL, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

UNL also has a doctoral program available in AE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Biological 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Architectural and Engineering Managers	660	$126,970
Engineering Professors	80	$104,810

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 (NONE LISTED, JUST A WEBSITE) www.mawhamba.net under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.