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2027 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Soil Sciences](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/soil-sciences/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for soil sciences students.

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• Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2027 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the soil sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Soil Sciences Schools

1

University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI

$9,228 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,989 Avg Student Debt

$52,021 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in soil sciences, no school beat University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point this year. University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Stevens Point. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,228, with out-of-state students paying around $18,248. Soil Sciences graduates carry a median of $22,989 in student loans. Early-career soil sciences graduates make about $50,046. That is a strong return on a $22,989 median debt. The acceptance rate is 92%.

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

$18,079 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,859 Avg Student Debt

$67,253 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in soil sciences will find it at Michigan State University, which ranked #2. Michigan State University is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $18,079, compared with $44,850 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $21,859 to complete the soil sciences program here. Early-career soil sciences graduates make about $50,770. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 85%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.