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Finding the Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor'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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best school in the United States for agricultural engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for agricultural engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station 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 midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree agricultural engineering programs. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree agricultural engineering programs. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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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 doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Agricultural Engineering by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 23 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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