2023 Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Agricultural Engineering Master'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 Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.
2023 Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for agricultural engineering students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
About 62% of the students majoring in AE at the school are women while 38% are male.
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Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
Of the 19 students majoring in AE at UIUC, 74% are male and 26% are female.
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Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Women make up 50% of the AE majors at the school.
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Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Of the 18 students majoring in AE at Cornell, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for agricultural engineering students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
About 36% of the students majoring in AE at the school are women while 64% are male.
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North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Of the 10 students majoring in AE at NC State, 90% are male and 10% are female.
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Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in AE at Virginia Tech, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for agricultural engineering students working on their master’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
Of the 8 students majoring in AE at UF, 63% are male and 38% are female.
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Michigan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in AE at the school are women while 57% are male.
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University of Kentucky ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in AE at the school are women while 67% are male.
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Agricultural Engineering Related Majors
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 32 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.