2023 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Soil Sciences School for You
In 2020-2021, 406 people earned a degree or certificate in soil sciences, making the major the #295 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Soil Sciences Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for soil sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the United States
Check out the soil sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Soil Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the United States for soil sciences students. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.
BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Soil Sciences Schools list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Idaho is a great value for soil sciences students. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Soil Sciences Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Soil Sciences Schools list.
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The excellent programs at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best soil sciences schools in the United States. UPR Mayaguez is a large public school located in the city of Mayaguez.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPR Mayaguez are $4,840 per year.
Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year. After completing their degree, soil sciences graduates from SIUC carry an average student debtload of $15,000.
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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value soil sciences programs. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 a year. The average amount in student loans that soil sciences majors at UW - Stevens Point take out is $22,100.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Stevens Point also is in the top 20% of our Best Soil Sciences Schools ranking.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for soil sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Soil Sciences Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Iowa State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Soil Sciences Schools list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $25,446 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best Soil Sciences Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #9, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best value schools for soil sciences students. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Soil Sciences Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Soil Sciences by Region
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Majors Related to Soil Sciences
Soil Sciences is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Soil Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 8,646 |
Animal Science | 8,294 |
Agricultural Economics & Business | 8,098 |
General Agriculture | 3,370 |
Horticulture | 3,234 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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