Agricultural Engineering at Clemson University

Clemson, SC · Bachelor's Degree · about 18 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$88,338
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$84,624
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#7 of 26
Rank by pay
#2 of 26
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Clemson University graduates in agricultural engineering earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Clemson University Compares for Agricultural Engineering

All 26 colleges reporting agricultural engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$99,600$94,799#3$54,435
2University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$96,908$100,158#1$73,907
3University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$93,440$82,005#20$69,848
4California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$92,603$84,263#17$72,713
5University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$89,400$87,835#11$62,032
6Iowa State University Ames, IA$88,576$93,171#5$72,376
7Clemson University Clemson, SC$88,338$97,953#2—
8Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$88,315$80,419#22$75,434
9Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$87,564$89,053#10$62,382
10Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$86,498$91,202#8$65,396

Other Majors at Clemson University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Information Science/Studies$105,646$76,549#9 of 148
Computer Engineering$102,762$77,672#108 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$101,301$73,374#110 of 459
Construction Management$98,726$73,987#15 of 57
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,446$77,925#162 of 258
Engineering-Related Fields$94,449$68,904#10 of 33
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,705$65,110#61 of 118
Industrial Engineering$92,491$74,709#67 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,098$75,951#116 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$91,269$58,876#100 of 452
Mechanical Engineering$91,028$73,220#164 of 318
Materials Engineering$85,883$69,763#27 of 34
Civil Engineering$84,873$69,386#121 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$84,458$56,419#189 of 796
Mathematics$82,450$47,529#70 of 309
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$81,714$68,363#23 of 46
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$81,526$30,265#4 of 49
Marketing$81,109$47,606#68 of 516
Economics$79,468$45,075#185 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,491$74,206#895 of 966
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$72,010$32,180#17 of 61
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$71,968$43,318#34 of 178
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$70,584$39,209#20 of 225
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,059$47,260#374 of 1176
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$69,274$42,244—
Chemistry$67,996—#92 of 209
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$67,102$43,505#9 of 137
Agricultural Business and Management$67,050$49,714#29 of 77
Design and Applied Arts$66,150$46,689#39 of 299
Biology$65,577$31,481#168 of 841

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Clemson University agricultural engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn $88,338 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Clemson University rank for agricultural engineering?

Among 26 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural engineering graduates, Clemson University ranks #7 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agricultural engineering at Clemson University worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for agricultural engineering ($84,624).

← All data for Clemson University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.