Chemistry at Davis & Elkins College

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

D&E is located in Elkins, West Virginia and has a total student population of 738. Of the 165 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Davis & Elkins College in 2,021, 1 of them were chemistry majors.

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

D&E Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

D&E Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at D&E 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 D&E 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	595
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	734
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	976
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	1,105

Chemistry Student Demographics at D&E

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

D&E Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from D&E.

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

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

D&E also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 WV, the home state for Davis & Elkins College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	560	$56,380
Chemists	510	$66,040
Chemistry Professors	150	$80,840
Forensic Science Technicians	130	$50,320

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 Dfscgt21 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.