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. Of the 2,456 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 2021, 33 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.

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.

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

Earnings of Eastern Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern is $27,317. This is less than $37,104, which is the national average of all chemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 33 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Eastern, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 91% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern Chemistry Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in chemistry from Eastern. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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

Eastern 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 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.