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2023 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$33,701 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,430 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Soil Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, soil sciences was ranked #243 in the country. In fact 158 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for soil sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for soil sciences majors pursuing a .

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Soil Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for soil sciences students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.

Purdue excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $41,290 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan State also is in the top 10% of our Best Soil Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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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 Degrees Awarded
Michigan 11
Indiana 11
Wisconsin 7

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Soil Sciences is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bdx.

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