2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 417 people earned their degree in soil sciences, making the major the 284th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 115 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,300 and $24,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 9 doctorate’s soil sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UF Soil Sciences Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s soil sciences students in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at NC State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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