by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Soil Sciences, Other. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Soil Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Brigham Young University - Provo. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in soil sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at BYU was ranked #21 on College Factual's Best Schools for soil sciences list. It is also ranked #1 in Utah.
Here are some of the other rankings for BYU.
Part-time undergraduates at BYU paid an average of $313 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,970 | $5,970 |
| Books and Supplies | $896 | $896 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,808 | $7,808 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,920 | $4,920 |
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soil sciences who receive their bachelor’s degree from BYU make an average of $40,485 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $39,200.
Online degrees for the BYU soil sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the BYU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in soil sciences in 2019-2020, 61.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in soil sciences at BYU in 2019-2020, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 13%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Soil Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Soil Sciences, Other | 21 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to soil sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Horticulture | 16 |
| Food Science Technology | 24 |
*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.
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