Chemistry at Brandeis University

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

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,440. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Brandeis.

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

Brandeis Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Brandeis Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at Brandeis 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 Brandeis 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 Master’s Degree Schools	32
	49
Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	59
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	142
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	158
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	218
Best Value Chemistry Schools	249

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

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #180 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from Brandeis Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Brandeis is $36,774. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Brandeis, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Brandeis 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 Brandeis University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Brandeis Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 9 chemistry students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Brandeis, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Brandeis also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 Brandeis 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 Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.