Chemistry at Brooklyn College

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if Brooklyn College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry program.

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and has a total student population of 17,735.

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

Brooklyn College Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Brooklyn College Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Brooklyn 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.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Brooklyn College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Brooklyn College Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brooklyn College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	47

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Brooklyn College.

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 Gabriel Liendo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.