Agricultural Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a AE school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's AE program.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 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.

Purdue Agricultural Engineering Degrees Available

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

Purdue Agricultural Engineering Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in AE, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

AE Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Agricultural Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a master’s in AE from Purdue in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

Of the students who received a AE master's degree from Purdue, 51% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Other 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Agricultural Engineers	90	$78,710

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.