2026 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in Wisconsin

[Soil Sciences](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/soil-sciences/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong soil sciences education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for soil sciences students.
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2026 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in Wisconsin
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the soil sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Soil Sciences Schools
Leading the list is University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point, our #1 best value for soil sciences in Wisconsin. Set in the town of Stevens Point, University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $9,228, compared with $18,248 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $22,989 to complete the soil sciences program here. Early-career soil sciences graduates make about $50,046. That is a strong return on a $22,989 median debt. Roughly 92% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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