2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 115 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,300 and $24,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in soil sciences. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Soil Sciences Schools

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 Master’s in the Southeast Region”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$64,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s soil sciences students in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Florida Soil Sciences Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s soil sciences students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.

Read more about Soil Sciences at NC State

#3

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s soil sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree soil sciences students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

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

• Best Value Master’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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