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2024 Best Soil Sciences Schools

24 Colleges in the United States
406 Soil Sciences Degrees Awarded
$43,848 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in soil sciences, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #292 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 24 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of soil sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 406 degrees in soil sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Soil Sciences School

Best Soil Sciences Schools Your choice of soil sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for soil sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Soil Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Soil Sciences
Master's Degrees in Soil Sciences
Doctor's Degrees in Soil Sciences

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Soil Sciences Schools list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Soil Sciences in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the soil sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Soil Sciences

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
8.7% Growth in Graduates

Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in soil sciences. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 23 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Soil Sciences Degrees Awarded
11.9% Growth in Graduates

University of Florida is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in soil sciences. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 42 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Soil Sciences degree recipients from University of Florida get an earnings boost of approximately $3,886 over the typical earnings of soil sciences graduates.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Any student who is interested in soil sciences has to take a look at Purdue University - Main Campus. Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 11 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in soil sciences. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were about 9 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$54,798 Median Starting Salary
$23,250 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 30 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year. Soil Sciences degree recipients from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville get an earnings boost of approximately $10,950 above the average income of soil sciences graduates.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were about 6 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
58.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ND

North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Fargo. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were about 6 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Soil Sciences Degrees Awarded
$41,741 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 33 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the soil sciences program earn around $41,741 for their early career.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK
34 Soil Sciences Degrees Awarded

OSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Stillwater. This university ranks 2nd out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were approximately 34 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Soil Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Soil Sciences is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Soil Sciences Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Soil Science & Agronomy, General 308
Soil Sciences, Other 68
Soil Chemistry & Physics 30

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234
Plant Sciences 3,175
Agricultural Production 3,066
Food Science Technology 2,532
Agricultural Mechanization 1,280
Animal Services 990

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