Chemistry at East Carolina University
ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798. Of the 5,233 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University in 2021, 75 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.
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ECU Chemistry Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
- Master’s Degree in Chemistry
ECU Chemistry Rankings
The chemistry major at ECU 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, 14 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from ECU. This makes it the #34 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.
Earnings of ECU Chemistry Graduates
The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECU is $40,027. This is 8% higher than $37,104, which is the national average for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.
Chemistry Student Demographics at ECU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at East Carolina University.
ECU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program
About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at ECU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in chemistry.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
White | 45 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
ECU Chemistry Master’s Program
Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from ECU, 64% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in chemistry.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 9 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
ECU also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 East Carolina 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Luca Masters under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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