Chemistry at Emory University

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at Emory University stacks up to those at other schools.

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,997.

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

Emory Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Emory Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Emory 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.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Emory University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	35
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Emory 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.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Chemistry

The following chemistry concentations are available at Emory University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Emory University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	107

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• General Physical 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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Chemists	1,270	$83,240
Forensic Science Technicians	480	$50,600
Chemistry Professors	300	$96,420

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 Mpspqr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.