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Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$34,482 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Soil Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, soil sciences was ranked #295 in the country. In fact 406 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for soil sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Soil Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for soil sciences students. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,733 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wazzu also is in the top 20% of our Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $44,399 in tuition and fees each year.

UC Davis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$31,579 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best soil sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oregon State are $31,579 per year.

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$34,218 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

UH Manoa undergraduate students pay an average of $34,218 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Soil Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best soil sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 7
Washington 2
Oregon 4
Hawaii 10

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Soil Sciences is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Soil Sciences

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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