2025 Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
6Colleges in the Southeast Region
234AE Degrees Awarded
$64,855Avg Early-Career Salary
Agricultural Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #204 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of agricultural engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 234 degrees in agricultural engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of agricultural engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Agricultural Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Agricultural Engineering in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of ae degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat University of Florida if you wish to pursue a degree in agricultural engineering. UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
Virginia Tech is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in agricultural engineering. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 51 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Those agricultural engineering students who get their degree from Virginia Tech receive $10,579 more than the average ae grad.
Any student pursuing a degree in agricultural engineering has to look into North Carolina State University. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 66 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available. Agricultural Engineering degree recipients from North Carolina State University receive an earnings boost of approximately $2,426 above the average earnings of agricultural engineering majors.
Clemson University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in agricultural engineering. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 17 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Knoxville. This university ranks 2nd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 12 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 34 agricultural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, ae degree recipients usually make about $51,864 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
Your choice of agricultural engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Agricultural Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
