Median earnings of agricultural engineering graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 22 colleges. National median: $72,435, rising to $85,141 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|
| 1 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | CA | $85,019 | $92,603 | $25,000 |
| 2 | Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | $81,600 | $85,393 | $21,750 |
| 3 | University of Maryland-College Park | MD | $78,885 | $93,440 | $21,500 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | $76,645 | $82,946 | $21,500 |
| 5 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | NE | $75,834 | $96,908 | — |
| 6 | Cornell University | NY | $74,548 | $99,600 | — |
| 7 | Iowa State University | IA | $74,047 | $88,576 | $18,750 |
| 8 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VA | $73,824 | $88,315 | $27,000 |
| 9 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus | ND | $73,765 | $84,529 | — |
| 10 | Kansas State University | KS | $73,043 | $81,376 | $22,420 |
| 11 | University of Georgia | GA | $72,435 | — | — |
| 12 | Purdue University-Main Campus | IN | $71,807 | $86,306 | $22,153 |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | $71,101 | $78,368 | $14,885 |
| 14 | University of Kentucky | KY | $71,081 | $68,605 | — |
| 15 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | $70,081 | $87,564 | $26,157 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | OK | $68,064 | $83,517 | — |
| 17 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | NC | $67,486 | $84,848 | $22,500 |
| 18 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $66,386 | $89,400 | $18,361 |
| 19 | Oregon State University | OR | $66,380 | $81,691 | $13,000 |
| 20 | Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | OR | $66,380 | $81,691 | $13,000 |
| 21 | Michigan State University | MI | $63,187 | $86,498 | $24,276 |
| 22 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | $62,159 | $81,917 | $21,000 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do agricultural engineering graduates earn?
The median college reports $72,435 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering and $85,141 four years after. The highest is $85,019 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
How much student debt do agricultural engineering graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $21,750 at the typical college.