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2023 Most Popular Soil Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Soil Sciences Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Soil Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Soil Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Soil Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for soil sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in soil sciences at UF, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the soil sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

About 40% of the students majoring in soil sciences at the school are women while 60% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in soil sciences at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in soil sciences at NC State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular soil sciences schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree soil sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in soil sciences at Oregon State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree soil sciences programs. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 2 students majoring in soil sciences at UMN Twin Cities, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Soil Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

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 21 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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