Soil Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

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

UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and approximately 8,302 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,727 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point in 2021, 20 of them were soil sciences majors.

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.

UW - Stevens Point Soil Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Soil Sciences

UW - Stevens Point Soil Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks soil sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Stevens Point performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The soil sciences major at UW - Stevens Point 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Soil Sciences Schools	6

Earnings of UW - Stevens Point Soil Sciences Graduates

The median salary of soil sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Stevens Point is $45,118. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $41,741 for all soil sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Soil Sciences Student Demographics at UW - Stevens Point

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

UW - Stevens Point Soil Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 soil sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW - Stevens Point. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in soil sciences at UW - Stevens Point 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 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point with a bachelor's in soil sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - Stevens Point also has a doctoral program available in soil sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Soil and Plant Scientists	490	$59,560
Agricultural Sciences Professors	340	$85,140
Microbiologists	270	$62,440

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 self under License

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