by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Soil Sciences is the 292nd most popular major in the country with 406 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 72 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,645 and $21,750 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in soil sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their soil sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 5 masters’s soil sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s soil sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 2 masters’s soil sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Idaho is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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