Chemistry at Appalachian State University

If you are interested in studying chemistry, you may want to check out the program at Appalachian State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,368 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University in 2021, 45 of them were chemistry majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Appalachian State Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Appalachian State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	178
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	361

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from Appalachian State Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Appalachian State is $33,116. This is less than $37,104, which is the national average of all chemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Appalachian State. About 53% were men and 47% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Chemists	4,370	$77,820
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Chemistry Professors	960	$85,800

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.