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2023 Best Soil Sciences Master's Degree Schools

19 Colleges
$47,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Soil Sciences Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree 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 master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for soil sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Soil Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the United States for soil sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for soil sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for soil sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for soil sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree soil sciences programs. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Soil Sciences by Region

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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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