Chemistry at Boston University

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry program.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Boston U.

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 U Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Boston U Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Boston U 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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from Boston U. This makes it the #59 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Boston U Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $34,787. 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 Boston U

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

Boston U Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Boston U Chemistry Master’s Program

The chemistry program at Boston U awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Boston U, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 University.

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.