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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the soil sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$8,669 Average Net Price

$44,004 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools 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. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 ’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.

OSU also made our “Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $8,669 for Southwest Region Soil Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at OSU

#2

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$11,454 Average Net Price

$53,657 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 ’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $11,454 for southwest region soil sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station

• Best Value 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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