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Soil Sciences at University of Florida

Soil Sciences at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 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.

UF Soil Sciences Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Soil Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Soil Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Soil Sciences

UF Soil Sciences Rankings

The soil sciences major at UF 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in soil sciences, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Soil Sciences Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of soil sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its soil sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UF Soil Sciences Master’s Program

62% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of soil sciences master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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Of the students who received a soil sciences master's degree from UF, 59% 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 18% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 20
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Soil Sciences

Soil Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Soil Science & Agronomy, General 42

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Agricultural Sciences Professors 400 $105,680
Soil and Plant Scientists 220 $64,230
Microbiologists 220 $67,650

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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