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General Chemistry at Drake University

General Chemistry at Drake University

Every general 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 Drake University stacks up to those at other schools.

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 4,774.

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

Drake General Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Drake General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Drake

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

Drake General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Drake 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 Drake University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

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 Drake University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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