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2023 Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Schools in California

4 Colleges
$67,924 Avg Salary
$16,460 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Agricultural Engineering School for You

With 64 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, agricultural engineering is the #240 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Agricultural Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the most popular school for agricultural engineering students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, AE majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo accumulate an average of around $16,460 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for agricultural engineering students. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best agricultural engineering schools in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Agricultural Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Agricultural Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Best Agricultural Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 20
Oregon 30
Hawaii 12

One of 40 majors within the area of study, agricultural engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 schools only.

  • 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.

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