by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Soil Chemistry & Physics. 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UT Knoxville was ranked #19 on College Factual's Best Schools for soil sciences list. It is also ranked #1 in Tennessee.
Here are some of the other rankings for UT Knoxville.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UT Knoxville paid an average of $1,137 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $378 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,332 | $28,522 |
| Fees | $1,932 | $2,162 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,598 | $1,598 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,856 | $11,856 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,780 | $5,780 |
Learn more about UT Knoxville tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Soil Sciences students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Knoxville took out an average of $23,250 in student loans. That is 20% higher than the national average of $19,304.
soil sciences who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Knoxville make an average of $43,240 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $39,200.
Online degrees for the UT Knoxville 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 UT Knoxville Online Learning page.
About 31.4% of the students who received their BS in soil sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 36.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in soil sciences at UT Knoxville in 2019-2020, 5.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 13%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Soil Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Soil Chemistry & Physics | 35 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 17 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 14 |
| Animal Science | 113 |
| Food Science Technology | 19 |
| Plant Sciences | 32 |
*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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