Agricultural Engineering at Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 46 graduates a year

$74,655
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$85,393
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$84,624
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#12 of 26
Rank by pay
#14 of 26
Rank, wage-adjusted
$18,000
Median federal debt

Texas A & M University-College Station graduates in agricultural engineering earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 21% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas A & M University-College Station 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
11Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$86,306$92,590#7$72,168
12Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$85,393$86,820#14$74,655
13The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$85,141$93,007#6—
14North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$84,848$91,054#9$67,281
15North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$84,529$87,574#12—

Other Majors at Texas A & M University-College Station by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$129,401$81,231#25 of 459
Computer Engineering$127,042$86,366#27 of 189
Marine Transportation$124,645$87,444#2 of 7
Computer Science$124,283$86,084#63 of 349
Petroleum Engineering$114,686$69,603#6 of 19
Finance and Financial Management Services$112,319$71,409#23 of 452
Chemical Engineering$111,073$86,176#11 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$103,789$83,389#73 of 258
Accounting and Related Services$103,662$67,186#37 of 796
Nuclear Engineering$103,438$66,604#3 of 12
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$101,540$77,799#5 of 43
Information Science/Studies$100,166—#17 of 148
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$99,943$78,185#5 of 46
Mechanical Engineering$97,903$77,785#54 of 318
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$97,227$74,524#26 of 59
Industrial Engineering$95,918$74,529#52 of 94
Management Information Systems and Services$94,724$71,032#38 of 166
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,305$63,249#64 of 118
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$93,141$66,372#4 of 27
Physics$92,826$53,329#17 of 107
Ocean Engineering$92,553$71,788—
Civil Engineering$92,433$75,793#36 of 233
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering$91,759$72,361#6 of 6
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$89,629$68,154#8 of 51
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$88,126—#7 of 34
Applied Mathematics$85,792$57,787#25 of 45
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$85,477$58,127#45 of 99
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,213$59,306#113 of 1176
Economics$81,562$49,738#169 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,026$78,297#685 of 966

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas A & M University-College Station agricultural engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $74,655 one year after graduating and $85,393 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas A & M University-College Station rank for agricultural engineering?

Among 26 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural engineering graduates, Texas A & M University-College Station ranks #12 by median pay four years after graduation, and #14 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agricultural engineering at Texas A & M University-College Station worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for agricultural engineering ($84,624), and the median federal debt at graduation is $18,000.

← All data for Texas A & M University-College Station · 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.