Chemistry at Black Hills State University

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

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,608. Of the 430 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Black Hills State University in 2021, 7 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.

BHSU Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

BHSU Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at BHSU 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	221
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	268
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	524
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	598

Chemistry Student Demographics at BHSU

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

BHSU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at BHSU 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 Black Hills State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Physical Science

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 SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	210	$61,250
Chemists	140	$62,550
Chemistry Professors	80	$74,200
Natural Sciences Managers	80	$105,190

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 Virginia State Parks staff under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.