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2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s

18 Ranked Colleges
226 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 226 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in soil sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent soil sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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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Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree soil sciences students.

Top 18 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

BYU - I also took the #8 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $7,167 for Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full BYU - I Soil Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,322 for bachelor’s degree soil sciences students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo

#3

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s. UW - Stevens Point is a public institution located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point also took the #6 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Stevens Point is $14,465 for Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students.

Full University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Soil Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SIUC is $16,945 for bachelor’s degree soil sciences students.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at SIUC

#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,648 for Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students per year to attend OSU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at OSU

#3 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $17,208 for bachelor’s degree soil sciences students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Soil Sciences Report

#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students per year to attend Purdue.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full Purdue Soil Sciences Report

#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UPR Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree soil sciences students list, UPR Mayaguez has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is $10,766 for Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at UPR Mayaguez

#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#7 in overall quality

University of Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #7 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full University of Florida Soil Sciences Report

#2 in overall quality

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $21,595 for bachelor’s degree soil sciences students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Soil Sciences Report

#11

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

University of Georgia ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s soil sciences students in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for bachelor’s degree soil sciences students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at UGA

#12

Utah State University

Logan, Utah
#17 in overall quality

Utah State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Utah State University is $13,634 for bachelor’s degree soil sciences students.

Read more about Soil Sciences at USU

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Knoxville is $18,825 for Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UT Knoxville Soil Sciences Report

Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State is $18,668 for Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Soil Sciences at Colorado State

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Madison, Wisconsin 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.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree soil sciences students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,708 for Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.

Full UW - Madison Soil Sciences Report

#16

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#12 in overall quality

Clemson University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Clemson is $20,008 for Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at Clemson

#17

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #10 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Michigan State University is $19,173 for Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at Michigan State

#18

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
#16 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 3 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also took the #16 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH Manoa is $15,030 for bachelor’s degree soil sciences students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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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