by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 406 people earned their degree in soil sciences, making the major the 292nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, soil sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,848 and had an average of $20,406 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 89 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,430 and $19,228 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in soil sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in soil sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 2 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 more about Soil Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 11 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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