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Fields of study · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

Soil Sciences

CIP 01.12. 42 colleges reported awards in this field, totaling 432 awards in the latest award year.

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Award levels

Where this field is awarded, and what graduates earned

Earnings are national medians for graduates of this field at this level, measured four years after they finished, among students who received federal aid and were working. They describe past graduates across all schools, not one school and not you.

LevelCollegesAwardsMedian earningsMiddle range
Certificate731Not reportedNot reported
Associate23Not reportedNot reported
Bachelor's24199$62,122$49,335 to $87,382
Graduate certificate332Not reportedNot reported
Master's23119$67,016$54,148 to $88,771
Doctorate2148$81,394$67,530 to $93,536
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
Most recent reported cohorts
Scope
Reported for this field of study

National median earnings for this field and credential level, 4 years after completion, across every institution that awards it.

Colleges

Colleges that awarded Soil Sciences credentials

Listed by awards conferred in the latest award year, which shows size rather than quality. A larger program is not a better program. 3 of these colleges report at least one credential in this field that can be finished fully online.

University of FloridaPublic, 4-year · Gainesville, FL · Master's, Graduate certificate, Doctorate, Bachelor's, Certificate · Fully online option reported
56 awards$63,555 median 4 years out
Michigan State UniversityPublic, 4-year · East Lansing, MI · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
35 awards$67,666 median 4 years out
Iowa State UniversityPublic, 4-year · Ames, IA · Graduate certificate, Doctorate, Master's, Certificate
19 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Clemson UniversityPublic, 4-year · Clemson, SC · Bachelor's
9 awardsProgram earnings not reported

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7 of these programs have a published earnings figure. The rest are suppressed or not reported, usually because too few graduates were in the cohort to publish safely. A blank is not a low number.

Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
2023-24 award year
Scope
Reported for this field of study

Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.

Related work

Kinds of work this field leads toward

These occupations are commonly linked to CIP 01.12. Wages are national medians across everyone in the occupation, not just recent graduates of this field, and they are not a placement record. Many people in these jobs studied something else.

OccupationGroupMedian wageEmployed
Soil and Plant ScientistsLife, physical, and social science$78,85015,730
MicrobiologistsLife, physical, and social science$87,99018,940
Agricultural TechniciansLife, physical, and social science$49,63015,130
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryEducational instruction and library$98,7008,920
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
May 2025
Scope
Reported for this occupation, nationally

National median wage across all workers in the occupation, not only recent graduates of one field. Wages vary by state, industry, and experience. A wage at or above 239,200 dollars a year is published only as at or above that figure.

Nearby fields

Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians291 colleges · 9,035 awardsAgricultural Business and Management399 colleges · 8,524 awardsAnimal Sciences162 colleges · 8,239 awardsApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services283 colleges · 4,120 awardsVeterinary Medicine34 colleges · 3,756 awardsAgricultural Production Operations289 colleges · 3,575 awards

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What this page cannot tell you

  • Awards conferred describe last year's graduates. A program can start, change, or close, so confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the college.
  • Earnings vary by state, employer, and role. One median hides a wide spread.
  • Program availability does not mean the program is offered every term or in your state.
  • Nothing here is a chance of admission or a promise of a job.