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Pennsylvania State University - University Park MS in Soil Sciences

The main focus area for this major is Soil Science & Agronomy, General. 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 Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in soil sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park MS in Soil Sciences

#151 in the U.S
#8 in Pennsylvania

Each year, College Factual produces its Best Soil Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. This ranking takes a number of things into account when determining a school's overall quality. Ranking factors include student and faculty diversity, average graduate earnings, and average amount of student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #151 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #8 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Master’s in Soil Sciences from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,571 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $915 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online MS in Soil Sciences?

Penn State University Park does not offer an online option for its soil sciences master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Master’s Student Diversity for Soil Sciences

4 Master's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 4 students received their master’s degree in soil sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 50.0% of the soil sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2018-2019. This is less than the nationwide number of 58.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the soil sciences master’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MS in Soil Sciences Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Soil Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Soil Science & Agronomy, General 4

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Related Major Annual Graduates
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Agricultural Public Services 3
Animal Science 4
Food Science Technology 10
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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.

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