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2023 Most Popular Soil Sciences Master's Degree Schools

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$47,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Soil Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 406 people earned a degree or certificate in soil sciences, making the major the #295 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Soil Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the United States to see which master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Soil Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for soil sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

About 56% of the students majoring in soil sciences at the school are women while 44% are male.

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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the # 2 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

About 44% of the students majoring in soil sciences at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 67% of the soil sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Women make up 50% of the soil sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular soil sciences schools in the United States. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

Women make up 57% of the soil sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Women make up 57% of the soil sciences majors at the school.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree soil sciences programs. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 17% of the soil sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for soil sciences students working on their master’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

About 80% of the students majoring in soil sciences at the school are women while 20% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for soil sciences students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 5 students majoring in soil sciences at UW - Madison, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Of the 5 students majoring in soil sciences at USU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Soil Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 22 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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