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2023 Most Popular Soil Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges
$43,070 Avg Salary
$20,406 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Soil Sciences Bachelor's Degree 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Soil Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Soil Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for soil sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for soil sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in soil sciences at the school are women while 86% are male.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at Michigan State University

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in soil sciences at UW - Stevens Point, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Soil Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in soil sciences at SIUC, 92% are male and 8% are female.

Full Soil Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular soil sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Full Soil Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Full Soil Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

Best Soil Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best soil sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 33
Ohio 3
Illinois 13
Indiana 11
Wisconsin 29

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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