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2022 Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
81 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2019-2020, 318 people earned their degree in soil science and agronomy, general, making the major the 682nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 122 soil science and agronomy, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 81 soil science and agronomy, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in soil science and agronomy, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality soil science and agronomy, general programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the soil science and agronomy, general program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Science & Agronomy, General in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

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 Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 25 bachelors’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point also took the #3 spot in our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Stevens Point is $14,465 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree soil science and agronomy, general students.

Read more about Soil Science & Agronomy, General at UW - Stevens Point

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #2 spot on the list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $16,945 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree soil science and agronomy, general students per year to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Soil Science & Agronomy, General Report

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 2 bachelors’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree soil science and agronomy, general students list, Purdue has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,986 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Soil Science and Agronomy, General students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 93%.

Full Purdue Soil Science & Agronomy, General Report

#1 in overall quality

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 Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 5 bachelors’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $17,708 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Soil Science and Agronomy, General students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 full report on Soil Science & Agronomy, General at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 27 bachelors’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Michigan State University is $19,173 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree soil science and agronomy, general students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Michigan State University Soil Science & Agronomy, General Report

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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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