2026 Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools in Ohio

[Agricultural Engineering](/majors/engineering/agricultural-engineering-ae/agricultural-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong agricultural engineering education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value agricultural engineering schools.
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2026 Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools in Ohio
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in agricultural engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools
Our analysis ranked Ohio State University Main Campus the best value for a degree in agricultural engineering in Ohio. Set in the city of Columbus, Ohio State University Main Campus is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,244, compared with $40,022 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,872 to complete the agricultural engineering program here. Early-career agricultural engineering graduates make about $62,981. That is a strong return on a $24,872 median debt. Ohio State University Main Campus admits about 61% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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.