Chemistry at California State University - Northridge

If you are interested in studying chemistry, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Northridge. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,572 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Northridge in 2021, 34 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.

CSUN Chemistry Degrees Available

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

CSUN Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at CSUN compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at CSUN 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
Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	63
	101
Best Value Chemistry Schools	125
Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	137
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	138
	188
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	227
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	895

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

Earnings of CSUN Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $31,771. 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 CSUN

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

CSUN Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 chemistry majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CSUN Chemistry Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in chemistry from CSUN. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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 - Northridge with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CSUN also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.