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2023 Best Soil Sciences Schools

19 Colleges
$43,848 Avg Salary
$20,406 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Soil Sciences School for You

Soil Sciences is the #243 most popular major in the country with 158 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Soil Sciences Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Soil Sciences Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Soil Sciences Colleges.

Top 10 Best Soil Sciences Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best school for soil sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for soil sciences students. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Soil Sciences Schools list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Soil Sciences Schools list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best soil sciences schools in the United States. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for soil sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best soil sciences programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

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Washington State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Soil Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Soil Sciences Schools ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for soil sciences students. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Soil Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, soil sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
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