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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in California

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Soil Sciences is the 284th most popular major in the country with 417 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 California, there were 11 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality soil sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the soil sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The soil sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 3 doctorate’s soil sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Read more about Soil Sciences at UC Davis

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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