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Soil Sciences at University of California - Davis

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Soil Sciences at University of California - Davis

Every soil sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the soil sciences program at University of California - Davis stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

UC Davis Soil Sciences Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Soil Sciences Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in soil sciences, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Soil Sciences Student Demographics at UC Davis

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the soil sciences majors at University of California - Davis.

UC Davis Soil Sciences Master’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 soil sciences majors earned their master's degree from UC Davis. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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Of the students who received a soil sciences master's degree from UC Davis, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the soil sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Davis with a master's in soil sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
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 CA, the home state for University of California - Davis.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Microbiologists 4,610 $102,340
Soil and Plant Scientists 2,270 $80,710
Agricultural Sciences Professors 380 $97,290

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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