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2023 Most Popular Soil Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Colleges
$38,645 Avg Salary
$21,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Soil Sciences School for You

Soil Sciences is the #295 most popular major in the country with 406 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for soil sciences students. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, soil sciences graduates from Colorado State take out $21,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best soil sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Idaho is a great place for soil sciences students. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best soil sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for soil sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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Best Soil Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best soil sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 24
Utah 34
Idaho 12
Wyoming 2

One of 16 majors within the area of study, soil sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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