2023 Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,472 people earned a degree or certificate in agricultural engineering, making the major the #209 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for AE majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo the best school in the United States for agricultural engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best agricultural engineering schools in the United States. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for agricultural engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
The average amount in student loans that AE majors at Cornell take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,220.
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Out of the 27 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best agricultural engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
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Iowa State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #7 on this year’s Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that AE majors at UMCP take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,625.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #8 on this year’s Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Michigan State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree agricultural engineering programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agricultural engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
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Rankings in Majors Related to AE
Agricultural Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to AE
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.