2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Science & Agronomy, General in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Science and Agronomy, General Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2021-2022, 332 people earned their degree in soil science & agronomy, general, making the major the 731st most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 93 soil science & agronomy, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 soil science & agronomy, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,470 and $126,402 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Science and Agronomy, General Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in soil science & agronomy, general. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their soil science & agronomy, general program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Science and Agronomy, General Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Science and Agronomy, General Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 3 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Soil Science & Agronomy, General in the Great Lakes Region

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

#14 overall quality in Great Lakes

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Science and Agronomy, General Major in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 5 doctorate’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees in 2021-2022.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Michigan State Soil Science & Agronomy, General Report

2

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

#8 overall quality in Great Lakes

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Science and Agronomy, General Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Purdue Soil Science & Agronomy, General Report

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University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin

#6 overall quality in Great Lakes

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Soil Science and Agronomy, General Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s soil science and agronomy, general degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national 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.

Read full report on Soil Science & Agronomy, General at UW - Madison

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).
• 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.
• 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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