2025 Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in agricultural engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #130 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of agricultural engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 35 doctor's degrees in agricultural engineering to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to agricultural engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of agricultural engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for agricultural engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The ae school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Agricultural Engineering in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in agricultural engineering.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in AE

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in agricultural engineering needs to take a look at University of Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in agricultural engineering from University of Florida

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

North Carolina State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in agricultural engineering. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a doctorate in agricultural engineering from North Carolina State University

Best Agricultural Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	8
North Carolina	190	2
Georgia	190	2
Virginia	182	6
Tennessee	150	0
South Carolina	135	1
Kentucky	119	4

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Agricultural Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Agricultural Engineering area of study, Agricultural Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.