Chemistry at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from EIU.

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

EIU Chemistry Degrees Available

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

EIU Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how EIU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at EIU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	97

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from EIU. This makes it the #182 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Chemistry Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

The chemistry program at EIU awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

EIU Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Chemistry from EIU in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Chemists	2,870	$74,770
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Chemistry Professors	1,030	$87,070

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.