Degree profile

Agricultural Engineering Degrees (2026 stats)

Last updated: April 29, 2026 Source: College Scorecard

Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Agricultural Engineering maps to BLS occupations averaging about $114,867, with roughly 69,280 workers nationwide in those roles. About 757 degrees completed in recent IPEDS counts; median program completion runs near 57%.

Agricultural Engineering: what the data shows

Common questions about agricultural engineering degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.

What is a agricultural engineering degree?

A Agricultural Engineering program is classified under NCES CIP 14.0300 in the Agricultural Engineering field family (00.14).

IPEDS counted 757 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.

Types of agricultural engineering degrees and related programs

Other NCES program codes in the 00.14 family with pages on EDsmart Data:

How long does it take to get a agricultural engineering degree?

Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 14.0300 in our file:

  • 3 Master's (100.0% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's

Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.

What do you learn in agricultural engineering?

O*NET skill ratings for occupations mapped to this major emphasize Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, and related competencies. See the Skills section for the full list in our extract.

What jobs can you get with a agricultural engineering degree?

Our degree→occupation mapping links Agricultural Engineering to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.

OccupationU.S. employmentMedian annual wage
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians136,390$78,680
Computer Hardware Engineers75,710$155,020
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters43,640$39,270
Brickmasons and Blockmasons53,520$60,800
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians36,880$52,080
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products293,930$100,070

See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.

Is a agricultural engineering degree worth it?

College Scorecard national medians for the Agricultural Engineering bachelor's program family: median debt $45,535, median earnings $84,624 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 0.70.

About 1.8% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.

Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $11,192 and median net price is $16,930.

We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Agricultural Engineering and the types of students that study this field.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$11,192 Median In-State Public

$51,216 Median Out of State Private

Tuition costs for Agricultural Engineering majors are, on average, $11,192 for in-state public colleges, and $51,216 for out of state private colleges.

Tuition costs comparison for Agricultural Engineering programs.

Degrees Awarded Over Time

757 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Agricultural Engineering from 2015 to 2023.

Historical trend of degrees awarded in Agricultural Engineering.

Top 5 Schools by Enrollment

# School State Enrollment
1 Texas A&M University-College Station TX 59,099
2 Ohio State University-Main Campus OH 44,617
3 Brigham Young University-Idaho ID 42,090
4 University of Arizona AZ 40,769
5 Michigan State University MI 40,243

Schools with the largest enrollment offering Agricultural Engineering programs.

Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition

# School State Tuition
1 College of Southern Idaho ID $3,360
2 Clark State College OH $4,200
3 Brigham Young University-Idaho ID $4,656
4 Indian Hills Community College IA $4,872
5 University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR $5,274

Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Agricultural Engineering programs.

Top 5 Lowest Net Price

# School State Net Price
1 University of Florida FL $6,351
2 College of Southern Idaho ID $7,005
3 Brigham Young University-Idaho ID $7,131
4 Indian Hills Community College IA $7,492
5 Clark State College OH $8,615

Schools with the lowest average net price for Agricultural Engineering programs.

Graduation Rates

56.95% Median Graduation Rate (150% of normal time)

57.64% Average Graduation Rate

144 Institutions Reporting

43.28% - 72.24% Interquartile Range

Graduation/completion rates for Agricultural Engineering programs across institutions.

Related specializations

Other NCES program codes in the 00.14 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.

Degree Levels (IPEDS)

Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 14.0300 in the survey year used in our extract (3 total across levels below).

  • 3 Master's (100.0% of IPEDS total)

Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.

Careers & Jobs

Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.

Across these BLS occupations, employment-weighted mean pay is about $114,867. Figures are national OEWS estimates for the occupation—not earnings of Agricultural Engineering graduates alone.

Related occupations (BLS OEWS)

Occupation Mean annual wage U.S. employment
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$88,062136,390
Computer Hardware Engineers$188,33375,710
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$53,31243,640
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$74,53853,520
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,11636,880
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$131,986293,930

Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.

Program outcomes (College Scorecard)

National medians across bachelor's programs in the Agricultural Engineering CIP family (3 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Agricultural Engineering graduate.

  • $45,535 median federal loan debt among completers
  • $84,624 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
  • 0.70 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
  • 1.8% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)

Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.

Employment

Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

$136,006 Average wage, mapped occupations (OEWS)

Occupations mapped to Agricultural Engineering average $136,006 a year in the BLS OEWS extract.

Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Agricultural Engineering majors.

Occupations by Share

69,280 2023 Workforce

The number of Agricultural Engineering graduates in the workforce has been growing.

Various jobs filled by those with a major in Agricultural Engineering by share of the total number of graduates.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Agricultural Engineering in the United States.

Workforce Age

N/A Average Age in 2023

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Agricultural Engineering.

Age distribution for Agricultural Engineering degree holders in the workforce.

Gender Distribution

Gender distribution data is not available for this degree program.

Gender distribution of Agricultural Engineering degree recipients.

Race and Ethnicity Distribution

Race and ethnicity distribution data is not available for this degree program.

Racial and ethnic distribution of Agricultural Engineering degree recipients.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Agricultural Engineering are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

Distribution of degree types awarded in Agricultural Engineering.

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Agricultural Engineering field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Required Skills

Agricultural Engineering majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.

Rating of how necessary various skills are for Agricultural Engineering majors.

Skills Bar Chart

This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.

Skill importance ratings for Agricultural Engineering majors.

About

Agricultural Engineering

In 2023, 757 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Agricultural Engineering.

CIP Code

14.0300 - Agricultural Engineering

What the data shows

At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $45,535 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $84,624, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.70. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Agricultural Engineering graduate.

Mapped BLS occupations show employment-weighted mean pay of about $114,867. The largest mapped role by headcount is Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (136,390 U.S. jobs in OEWS).

Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $11,192 in-state at public colleges and $51,216 at private institutions for programs in this field.

Data Sources

This page uses data from the following sources:

  • College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
    • Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
    • Data years: 2015-2024
    • Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
    • Employment and wage data by occupation
    • Latest data: May 2024
    • Source: bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
    • Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
    • Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
    • Source: onetcenter.org
  • IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
    • Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
    • Data years: 2015-2024
    • Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
  • Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
    • Demographic and workforce data
    • Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
    • Source: census.gov/acs

Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.

Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.

Methodology

Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.

All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.