by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 North Carolina State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at NC State paid an average of $1,468 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $505 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 | $9,095 | $26,421 |
| Fees | $2,578 | $2,578 |
NC State does not offer an online option for its soil sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in soil sciences in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.2%.
None of the soil sciences doctor’s degree recipients at NC State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Soil Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Soil Science & Agronomy, General | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to soil sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Public Services | 2 |
| Animal Science | 6 |
| Food Science Technology | 3 |
| Plant Sciences | 12 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.