2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Far Western US region, there were 26 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in soil sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great soil sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the soil sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 1 doctorate’s soil sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wazzu Soil Sciences Report

#2

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s soil sciences students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

Full University of California - Davis Soil Sciences Report

#3

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#3 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 1 doctorate’s soil sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Soil Sciences at University of Hawaii at Manoa

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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