Chemistry at Boston College

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

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934. In 2021, 17 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Boston College.

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

Boston College Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry
• Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

Boston College Chemistry Rankings

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

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 Boston College 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	130

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from Boston College. This makes it the #104 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Boston College in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Boston College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Boston College Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Chemistry from Boston College in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Boston College also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 21 students 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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Chemists	2,890	$94,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Chemistry Professors	870	$104,780

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 Harvey D. Egan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.