Best Schools for Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural Engineering graduates earn a median of $84,434 within four years of graduating, ranking #44 out of 283 tracked majors — 35% above the median across all fields. There are 29 colleges nationwide with tracked earnings for this major, producing 946 recent graduates.
Where you study matters: Cornell University graduates earn $99,600 while SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill graduates earn $66,694 — a $32,906 difference. Factors like location, employer networks, co-op programs, and curriculum focus drive this gap. Across all fields, though, which major you pick separates earnings more than which college does.
Early career salary growth is modest: Agricultural Engineering graduates see an average 0% increase between year 1 and year 2 post-graduation, reflecting career advancement and skill development in the first years after college.
Public vs Private: Agricultural Engineering
Private schools produce $15,772 more in early earnings on average for Agricultural Engineering graduates. Factor in tuition difference to calculate which offers better ROI.
Agricultural Engineering by State
Top Agricultural Engineering Schools by Graduate Earnings
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Private
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE · Public
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD · Public
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Public
Iowa State University
Ames, IA · Public
Clemson University
Clemson, SC · Public
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA · Public
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA · Public
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · Public
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · Public
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX · Public
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN · Public
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC · Public
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, ND · Public
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK · Public
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN · Public
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH · Public
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR · Public
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend, OR · Public
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS · Public
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD · Public
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · Public
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls, WI · Public
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · Public
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY · Public
University of Georgia
Athens, GA · Public
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ · Public
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median 2 years after graduation for bachelor's degree holders, from the field-of-study file last updated June 2026. Institution-level figures elsewhere on the site come from the June 2026 release — Scorecard publishes the two separately.
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