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Chemistry at Bates College

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what Bates College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and has a total student population of 1,876. Of the 564 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bates College in 2021, 15 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.

Bates Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Bates Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at Bates compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Bates 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
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools 53
Most Focused Chemistry Schools 59
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools 265
Most Popular Chemistry Schools 350

Chemistry Student Demographics at Bates

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Bates College.

Bates Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Bates, about 53% were men and 47% were women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Bates 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 Bates College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 ME, the home state for Bates College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers 5,790 $54,240
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 440 $67,390
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $135,840
Chemists 190 $64,730
Chemistry Professors 130 $76,130

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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