2023 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in Wisconsin
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Soil Sciences School for You
With 29 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, soil sciences is the #179 most popular major in Wisconsin.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality in Soil Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in Wisconsin for soil sciences students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $10,720 per year.
UW - Madison also made our Best Soil Sciences Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #1.
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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best soil sciences schools in Wisconsin. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
UW - Stevens Point undergraduate students pay an average of $8,331 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, soil sciences graduates from UW - Stevens Point carry an average student debtload of $22,100.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 33 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Illinois | 13 |
| Indiana | 11 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 2 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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