Chemistry at Butte College

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

Butte College is located in Oroville, California and approximately 9,335 students attend the school each year.

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

Butte College Chemistry Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Chemistry

Butte College Chemistry Rankings

Chemistry Student Demographics at Butte College

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

Butte College Chemistry Associate’s Program

71% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Butte College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in chemistry graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Butte College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	4

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 CA, the home state for Butte College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Forensic Science Technicians	2,110	$85,280

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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