2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Soil Sciences is the 284th most popular major in the country with 417 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, soil sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,200 and had an average of $19,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 38 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $14,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in soil sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent soil sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the soil sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963.

Read more about Soil Sciences at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#2

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Soil Sciences Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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