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2025 Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

3 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
93 Soil Sciences Degrees Awarded
$51,821 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in soil sciences, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #292 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of soil sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 93 degrees in soil sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Soil Sciences School

Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region The soil sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Soil Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for soil sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Soil Sciences
Master's Degrees in Soil Sciences
Doctor's Degrees in Soil Sciences

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Soil Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the soil sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Soil Sciences

1
Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Soil Sciences Degrees Awarded
8.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a degree in soil sciences. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 36 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the soil sciences program make an average of $50,770 in the first couple years of their career.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in soil sciences. Located in the town of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 12 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Any student pursuing a degree in soil sciences has to look into University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Stevens Point. This university ranks 35th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 22 soil sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the soil sciences program report average early career income of $50,046.

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Best Soil Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best soil sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 33
Ohio 314 3
Illinois 304 13
Indiana 294 11
Wisconsin 273 29

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One of 18 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, Soil Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Soil Sciences Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Soil Science & Agronomy, General 93

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business 1,251
Animal Science 1,100
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 887
Horticulture 702
Agricultural Production 634
Veterinary Medicine 566
Food Science Technology 477
Agricultural Mechanization 400
General Agriculture 356
Plant Sciences 354

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