Students interested in soil chemistry & physics, take a look at other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of soil chemistry & physics, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding | 2 | 39 |
| Agriculture, General | 2 | — |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 2 | 769 |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 2 | 1,201 |
| Horticultural Science | 2 | 903 |
| Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | 2 | 166 |
| Plant Sciences, General | 2 | 692 |
| Plant Sciences, Other | 2 | 107 |
| Range Science and Management | 2 | 153 |
| Viticulture and Enology | 2 | 268 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General | 358 |
| Soil Sciences, Other | 55 |
A specialization within Soil Sciences, soil chemistry & physics connects to the wider programs in that field.
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