Chemistry at Central College

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

Central is located in Pella, Iowa and approximately 1,120 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Central.

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

Central Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Central Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at Central 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 Central 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	416
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	501
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	886
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	997

Chemistry Student Demographics at Central

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

Central Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 chemistry majors earned their bachelor's degree from Central. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Central 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 Central College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

Central also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student 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 IA, the home state for Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	550	$74,140
Chemists	380	$71,120
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Chemistry Professors	240	$94,470

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 Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.