2026 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region
[Soil Sciences](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/soil-sciences/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. 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 4 schools to find the best return on investment for soil sciences students.
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2026 Best Value Soil Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in soil sciences, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Soil Sciences Schools
For return on investment in soil sciences, no school beat Oklahoma State University Main Campus this year. Oklahoma State University Main Campus is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater. In-state tuition and fees average $10,110, compared with $25,630 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $22,337 to complete the soil sciences program here. Soon after graduation, soil sciences degree recipients from Oklahoma State University Main Campus generally make around $43,421. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 75%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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