2023 Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$29,200
Avg Cost*
Veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Soil Sciences for a Bachelor’s” 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 Plains States region, there were 39 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great soil sciences programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the soil sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Soil Sciences Schools
The soil sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Soil Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Soil Sciences for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying soil sciences.
Top 1 Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Soil Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.
UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, UNL supports 25,108 students, and 690 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 344 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,374. During this same period, 79 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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