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2024 Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

4 Colleges in the Plains States Region
39 Soil Sciences Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in soil sciences, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #292 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 degrees in soil sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Soil Sciences School

Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of soil sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for soil sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Soil Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Soil Sciences
Master's Degrees in Soil Sciences
Doctor's Degrees in Soil Sciences

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Soil Sciences in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the soil sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Soil Sciences

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in soil sciences. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were about 6 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
58.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in soil sciences has to look into Iowa State University. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.

There were about 12 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in soil sciences from Iowa State University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ND

It is difficult to beat North Dakota State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in soil sciences. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fargo. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were about 6 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in soil sciences from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE
18.2% Growth in Graduates

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in soil sciences. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lincoln. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were about 11 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in soil sciences from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Best Soil Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best soil sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 6
Iowa 264 10
Nebraska 238 11
North Dakota 210 6

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Soil Sciences is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Soil Sciences Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Soil Science & Agronomy, General 39

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business 1,984
Animal Science 1,109
Plant Sciences 713
Agricultural Production 443
General Agriculture 418
Food Science Technology 364
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 358
Agricultural Mechanization 340
Horticulture 206
Food Processing 103

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