2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$43,070
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 409 people earned their degree in soil sciences, making the major the 292nd most popular in the United States. In , soil sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $43,848 and had an average of $20,196 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 202 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in soil sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their soil sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major”.
Top 23 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Soil Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at UT Knoxville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s soil sciences students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Soil Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 24 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Brigham Young University - Provo Soil Sciences Report
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Colorado State Soil Sciences Report
Clemson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #7. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 full report on Soil Sciences at Clemson
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 4 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UNL Soil Sciences Report
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Soil Sciences at Michigan State University
Brigham Young University - Idaho ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Soil Sciences at BYU - I
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #11. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at North Dakota State University
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 USU
University of Georgia came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at University of Georgia
With a ranking of #14, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 0 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 full report on Soil Sciences at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Soil Sciences Report
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #16. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 1 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 full report on Soil Sciences at University of Florida
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 2 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at UW - Madison
University of California - Davis came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s soil sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at University of California - Davis
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus
University of Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #18. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 1 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Soil Sciences at University of Idaho
University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s soil sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UH Manoa Soil Sciences Report
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 0 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s soil sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Soil Sciences at UMCP
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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