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2023 Most Popular Soil Sciences Master's Degree Schools

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Soil Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Soil Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the soil sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the United States for soil sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in soil sciences at UF, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #2 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 city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Hawaii at Manoa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular soil sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in soil sciences at UH Manoa, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at North Carolina 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 city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in soil sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular soil sciences schools in the United States. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in soil sciences at the school are women while 43% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for soil sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in soil sciences at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree soil sciences programs. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

About 17% of the students majoring in soil sciences at the school are women while 83% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree soil sciences programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the soil sciences majors at the school.

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Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the soil sciences majors at the school.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for soil sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in soil sciences at UC Davis, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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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 22 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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