Soil Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a soil sciences school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's soil sciences program.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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.

Purdue Soil Sciences Degrees Available

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

Purdue Soil Sciences Rankings

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In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in soil sciences from Purdue. This makes it the #2 most popular school for soil sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the soil sciences majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Soil Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Soil Sciences from Purdue in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a soil sciences master's degree from Purdue, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in soil sciences. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Horticulture
• General Agriculture
• Agricultural Public Services
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Plant Sciences

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Soil and Plant Scientists	130	$59,850

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.