2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 103 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major” ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree soil sciences students.
Top 22 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Soil Sciences
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 2 masters’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Soil Sciences at University of Hawaii at Manoa
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 masters’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Soil Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is a public institution located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Soil Sciences at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s soil sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at UF
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s soil sciences degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
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 more about Soil Sciences at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Iowa State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 4 masters’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 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at Iowa State University
North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 5 masters’s soil sciences degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Soil Sciences at North Carolina State University
Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Soil Sciences at USU
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 7 masters’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 Purdue University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #10, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s soil sciences students 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 full report on Soil Sciences at Michigan State
University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s soil sciences degrees 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 more about Soil Sciences at UC Davis
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #12. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s soil sciences degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at University of Wyoming
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s soil sciences degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Full UW - Madison Soil Sciences Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s soil sciences students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Soil Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s soil sciences students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Oregon State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Oregon State
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at Texas A&M College Station
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Soil Sciences at UT Knoxville
Washington State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s soil sciences degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Washington State University
University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 0 masters’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read more about Soil Sciences at University of California - Riverside
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major ranking. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 0 masters’s soil sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Soil Sciences at UW Seattle
University of Idaho ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Soil Sciences Major list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s soil sciences degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
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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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