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MASTER'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1403

Agricultural Engineering: is this master's degree worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$87,824 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$87,824Median year-4 earnings
$18,589Average institution net-price context
Not availableMedian federal debt
Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →
WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$87,824Median reported earnings · year 4
Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5
Not availableMedian federal debt
60thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
1Reporting programs
1With year-4 earnings
COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings
$63,815
Federal debt
Not available
Reporting programs
1
1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings
$84,995
Federal debt
$23,000
Reporting programs
27
26 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings
$87,824
Federal debt
Not available
Reporting programs
1
1 report earnings →
COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median
25th percentile$87,824National median$87,82475th percentile$87,824
1 programs report year‑4 earnings.
WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Iowa State University$87,824

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Agricultural EngineersSOC 17-2021 · 1 crosswalk linksArchitectural and Engineering ManagersSOC 11-9041 · 1 crosswalk linksEngineering Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1032 · 1 crosswalk links
COMPARE NEARBY FIELDS

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These alternatives share the same broad federal CIP family and credential level. Earnings and debt use the same definitions as this page.

Master's Degree

Mechanical Engineering

Year-4 earnings
$115,231
Federal debt
Not available
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Civil Engineering

Year-4 earnings
$96,805
Federal debt
Not available
82 reporting programs →Master's Degree

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

Year-4 earnings
$134,287
Federal debt
Not available
62 reporting programs →Master's Degree

Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Year-4 earnings
$109,394
Federal debt
Not available
40 reporting programs →
BEST COLLEGES FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#CollegeLocationEarnings, year 4Federal debtROI statusCost context
1Iowa State UniversityMaster's DegreeAmes, IA$87,824Not availableBaseline needed$18,589

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.