Chemistry at Cornell College

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

Cornell College is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa and approximately 1,002 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell College.

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

Cornell College Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Cornell College Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Cornell College 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 Schools	179
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	717

Chemistry Student Demographics at Cornell College

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

Cornell College Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 chemistry majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cornell College. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Cornell College 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 Cornell College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

Cornell College 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

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 Cornell 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 ArtisticAbode under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.