Chemistry at California State University - Fresno

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at California State University - Fresno stacks up to those at other schools.

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and approximately 25,497 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,099 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Fresno in 2021, 30 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.

Fresno State Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Fresno State Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Fresno State 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, 6 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from Fresno State. This makes it the #104 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Fresno State

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

Fresno State Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

The chemistry program at Fresno State awarded 30 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fresno State Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Chemistry from Fresno State in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences
• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 California State University - Fresno.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.