• MS in Agricultural & Biological Engineering at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign is offered as a 2-years program by the College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences.
  • This university is ranked #47 in the National University Rankings by US News 2021.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis only.
  • The Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) is part of two colleges at the University of Illinois: the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), and The Grainger College of Engineering (GCOE). 
  • The Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering offers a graduate degree program that is at the forefront of the application of engineering principles to solve problems of agricultural production, utilization, environmental control, and biological systems and to improve the quality of life.
  • The Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Illinois provides outstanding teaching, research, and outreach for agricultural and biological systems.
  • Students learn engineering and scientific skills to design and/or manage technological solutions to problems in agriculture, food, and other biological systems.
  • Students may concentrate study in one of the faculty research interest areas listed below. Supporting course work includes mathematics; computer science; statistics; engineering mechanics; chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering; animal science; crop sciences; food science; and other appropriate fields.
  • The MS in Agricultural & Biological Engineering program consists of 32 credits.