Agricultural Engineering at Cornell University

Every agricultural engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the AE program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received their master's degree in AE.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Agricultural Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in AE
• Doctorate Degree in AE

Cornell Agricultural Engineering Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in AE, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

AE Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the AE majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Agricultural Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Agricultural Engineering from Cornell in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the AE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in AE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Civil Engineering
• Materials Engineering

Careers That AE Grads May Go Into

A degree in AE can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.