2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k

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 in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Idaho, there were 18 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The soil sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Idaho

#1

Brigham Young University - Idaho

Rexburg, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$3,595 Average Net Price

$34,842 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k list. BYU - I is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rexburg, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - I also took the #1 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Schools in Idaho” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $3,595 for idaho soil sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Soil Sciences at BYU - I

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$11,735 Average Net Price

$37,019 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in Idaho For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 6 ’s soil sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Schools in Idaho” ranking. It costs about $11,735 for Idaho Soil Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend U of I.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at University of Idaho

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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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