2024 Best Soil Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Soil Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #149 out of the 306 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for soil sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 9 doctor's degrees in soil sciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to soil sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other soil sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for soil sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized soil sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for soil sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Soil Sciences Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Soil Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Soil Sciences in the Southwest Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for soil sciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Soil Sciences

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in soil sciences needs to look into Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station.More information about a doctorate in soil sciences from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

7 Annual Graduates

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in soil sciences. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in soil sciences from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Best Soil Sciences Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	165	2
Oklahoma	92	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Soil Sciences

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

Soil Sciences Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Soil Sciences, Other	7
Soil Science & Agronomy, General	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Soil Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences	47
Animal Science	31
Agricultural Economics & Business	24
Agricultural Public Services	4
Food Science Technology	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bdx. More about our data sources and methodologies.