2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Soil Sciences is the 292nd most popular major in the country with 409 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 44 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in soil sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in soil sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 3 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences in the Plains States Region

1

Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

#6 overall quality in Plains States

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 1 doctorate’s soil sciences degrees 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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

#4 overall quality in Plains States

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about Soil Sciences at UMN Twin Cities

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s soil sciences students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Read full report on Soil Sciences at North Dakota State University

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

• *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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