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2023 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$23,472 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for soil sciences majors pursuing a .

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Soil Sciences

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for soil sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.

North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for soil sciences students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for soil sciences students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$16,498 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year.

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Best Soil Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best soil sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 6
Iowa 12
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 6

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

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 5 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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