Chemistry at Cornell University

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 Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 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.

Cornell Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Cornell Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Cornell 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.

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cornell Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Chemistry

The following chemistry concentations are available at Cornell University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	117

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Chemists	3,360	$85,590
Chemistry Professors	2,270	$102,260
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.