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2023 Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges
$57,324 Avg Salary
$23,086 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Agricultural Engineering is the #209 most popular major in the country with 1,472 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for AE majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Agricultural Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best school in the Plains States Region for agricultural engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for agricultural engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

AE majors at North Dakota State University take out an average of $21,991 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree agricultural engineering programs. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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Best Agricultural Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 45
Kansas 31
Iowa 81
Nebraska 18
North Dakota 19
South Dakota 11

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 6 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).

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