Chemistry at Dartmouth College

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

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and approximately 6,292 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.

Dartmouth Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Dartmouth Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Dartmouth 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #180 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Dartmouth

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

Dartmouth Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Dartmouth 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 Dartmouth College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Dartmouth Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Dartmouth, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dartmouth College with a master'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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dartmouth College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	16

Related Majors

• 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 NH, the home state for Dartmouth College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	360	$75,520
Chemists	210	$77,960
Environmental Science Professors	180	$85,380

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.