2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 26 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in soil sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality soil sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the soil sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree soil sciences students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences in the Far Western US Region

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s soil sciences students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561.

Read more about Soil Sciences at Washington State University

#2

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s soil sciences students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Davis Soil Sciences Report

#3

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#3 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s soil sciences students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences

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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