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2025 Best Soil Sciences Schools

12 Colleges in the United States
409 Soil Sciences Degrees Awarded
$51,821 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in soil sciences, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #292 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 12 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of soil sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 409 degrees in soil sciences annually.

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Choosing a Great Soil Sciences School

Best Soil Sciences Schools Your choice of soil sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for soil sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Soil Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Soil Sciences
Master's Degrees in Soil Sciences
Doctor's Degrees in Soil Sciences

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Soil Sciences Schools list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Soil Sciences in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the soil sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Soil Sciences

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Soil Sciences Degrees Awarded
4.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Florida is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in soil sciences. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 44 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Soil Sciences degree recipients from University of Florida get an earnings boost of about $10,006 over the typical earnings of soil sciences graduates.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Soil Sciences Degrees Awarded
8.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in soil sciences has to check out Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 36 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the soil sciences program earn an average of $50,770 for their early career.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

Every student pursuing a degree in soil sciences needs to check out North Carolina State University. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were about 12 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in soil sciences needs to check out University of Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$46,287 Median Starting Salary

Colorado State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year. After graduation, soil sciences degree recipients generally make about $46,287 at the beginning of their careers.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE

UNL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were approximately 4 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$55,322 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 28 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available. Soil Sciences degree recipients from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville receive an earnings boost of around $3,501 over the average income of soil sciences graduates.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC

Clemson is a very large public university located in the suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Soil Sciences Degrees Awarded
$43,421 Median Starting Salary

OSU is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Stillwater. This university ranks 2nd out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were approximately 33 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, soil sciences degree recipients generally earn about $43,421 at the beginning of their careers.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

SIUC is a large public university located in the distant town of Carbondale. This university ranks 36th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 12 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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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
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Soil Sciences is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Soil Sciences Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Soil Science & Agronomy, General 332
Soil Sciences, Other 49
Soil Chemistry & Physics 28

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,951
Animal Science 8,178
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,140
Horticulture 3,591
Veterinary Medicine 3,468
Plant Sciences 3,152
General Agriculture 3,151
Agricultural Production 3,124
Food Science Technology 2,397
Agricultural Mechanization 1,376

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