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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

4 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read more about Soil Sciences at UF

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s soil sciences students in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Soil Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UGA Soil Sciences Report

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 12 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,008 for southeast region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Clemson.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Full Clemson Soil Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Soil Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s soil sciences students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend UT Knoxville is $18,825 for southeast region bachelor’s degree soil sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, 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 89%.

Read more about Soil Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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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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