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Soil Sciences at University of California - Davis

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Soil Sciences at University of California - Davis

If you plan to study soil sciences, take a look at what University of California - Davis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and approximately 39,074 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.

UC Davis Soil Sciences Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Soil Sciences Rankings

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In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in soil sciences from UC Davis. This makes it the #8 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 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*
The soil sciences program at UC Davis awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

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Of the students who received a soil sciences master's degree from UC Davis, 60% were white. This is below average 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 26% 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

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

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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