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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
81 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 122 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,867 and $21,713 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 81 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in soil sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality soil sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s soil sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, Purdue has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue is $18,565 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Soil Sciences Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stevens Point, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Stevens Point is $16,425 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at UW - Stevens Point

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $21,860 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Soil Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $20,698 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Soil Sciences Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 27 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Michigan State University is $25,389 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at Michigan State University

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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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