Chemistry at Eastern Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if Eastern Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry program.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year.

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

Eastern Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Eastern Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Eastern 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.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Eastern Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Eastern, 100% 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a master's in chemistry.

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

The following chemistry concentations are available at Eastern Kentucky University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	18
Forensic Chemistry	18

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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,200	$51,740
Chemists	650	$72,100
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Chemistry Professors	160	$68,760

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 Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.