Soil Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 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.

UT Knoxville Soil Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Soil Sciences
Master’s Degree in Soil Sciences

UT Knoxville Soil Sciences Rankings

The soil sciences major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Soil Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Soil Sciences Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the soil sciences majors at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

UT Knoxville Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Program

43% Women

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of soil sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical soil sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Knoxville since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in soil sciences at UT Knoxville are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Knoxville Soil Sciences Master’s Program

80% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of soil sciences master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a soil sciences master's degree from UT Knoxville, 100% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in soil sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Soil Sciences

The following soil sciences concentations are available at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Soil Chemistry & Physics	30

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Microbiologists	320	$76,730
Agricultural Sciences Professors	240	$94,200
Soil and Plant Scientists	110	$56,980

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
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