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2023 Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, agricultural engineering was ranked #203 in the country. In fact 332 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Agricultural Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for AE majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the Southeast Region for agricultural engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

About 63% of the students majoring in AE at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 17% of the AE majors at the school.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for agricultural engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular agricultural engineering schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

About 50% of the students majoring in AE at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for agricultural engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree agricultural engineering programs. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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Best Agricultural Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 16
Florida 22
Georgia 2
North Carolina 13
Tennessee 0
Kentucky 10
Louisiana 0
South Carolina 3
Arkansas 4

Agricultural Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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