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Soil Sciences at North Carolina State University

If you are interested in studying soil sciences, you may want to check out the program at North Carolina State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in soil sciences.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Soil Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

NC State Soil Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Soil Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Soil Sciences

NC State Soil Sciences Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in soil sciences, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Soil Sciences Student Demographics at NC State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the soil sciences majors at North Carolina State University.

NC State Soil Sciences Master’s Program

50% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in soil sciences from NC State. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Of the students who received a soil sciences master's degree from NC State, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the soil sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 13% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Carolina State University with a master's in soil sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Soil Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in soil sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Soil and Plant Scientists 960 $72,890
Agricultural Sciences Professors 760 $50,720
Microbiologists 430 $67,050

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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