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2023 Most Well Attended Soil Sciences Major in the Southeast Region

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136 Degrees Awarded
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Most Well Attended Soil Sciences Major in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Soil Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 406 people earned their degree in soil sciences, making the major the 292nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, soil sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,848 and had an average of $20,406 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 136 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,266 and $23,250 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Soil Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in soil sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in soil sciences.

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Most Well Attended Soil Sciences Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Soil Sciences Major in the Southeast Region”.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Soil Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified ’s soil sciences students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Soil Sciences at University of Florida

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Soil Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified ’s soil sciences students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UT Knoxville Soil Sciences Report

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Soil Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Soil Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Soil Sciences at North Carolina State University

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Soil Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Soil Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 0 ’s soil sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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 86%.

Full University of Kentucky Soil Sciences Report

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