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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.

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

Check out the soil sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the best value school for soil sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wazzu are $27,733 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wazzu also did well on our Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at Washington State University

The excellent programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best soil sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $44,399 per year.

UC Davis also claimed a spot on our Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Soil Sciences at University of California - Davis Report

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$31,579 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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

Full Soil Sciences at Oregon State University Report

$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 large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Manoa are $34,218 per year.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bdx.

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