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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Science & Agronomy, General

11 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Soil Science & Agronomy, General is the 682nd most popular major in the country with 318 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 soil science and agronomy, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in soil science and agronomy, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent soil science and agronomy, general programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the soil science and agronomy, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree soil science and agronomy, general students.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Science & Agronomy, General

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 1 doctorate’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree soil science and agronomy, general students list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 3 doctorate’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s soil science and agronomy, general students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree soil science and agronomy, general students list, UF has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.

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#9 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees to qualified students.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s soil science and agronomy, general students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #10 spot in our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#11 in overall quality

Washington State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 1 doctorate’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Michigan State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 8 doctorate’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

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#11

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Soil Science and Agronomy, General Schools for a Doctorate list.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Soil Science & Agronomy, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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