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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

4 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 417 people earned their degree in soil sciences, making the major the 284th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, soil sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,200 and had an average of $19,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 115 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,300 and $24,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in soil sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great soil sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the soil sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s soil sciences students in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $4,069 for southeast region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at University of Florida

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,241 for southeast region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UGA.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Soil Sciences at UGA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Knoxville is $13,745 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Soil Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#4

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 12 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson is $14,413 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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