2023 Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Soil Sciences for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Soil Sciences is the 292nd most popular major in the country with 406 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Soil Sciences for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in soil sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent soil sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the soil sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Soil Sciences for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Soil Sciences for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying soil sciences.

Top 2 Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Soil Sciences for a Master’s list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 16 masters’s soil sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying soil sciences list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 53,372 students enrolled at University of Florida, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

1,102 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Soil Sciences for a Master’s. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 masters’s soil sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, NC State supports 36,042 students, and 1,102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 493 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. On top of their other funding sources, 27 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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

Footnotes

• *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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