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Chemistry at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. Of the 2,319 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Duke University in 2021, 38 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.

Duke Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
  • Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

Duke Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Duke 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in chemistry from Duke. This is the #285 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 13
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Duke also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Chemists 4,370 $77,820
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,790 $64,850
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Chemistry Professors 960 $85,800

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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