Chemistry at Essex County College

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

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 6,360 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.

Essex Chemistry Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Chemistry

Essex Chemistry Rankings

Chemistry Student Demographics at Essex

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Essex County College.

Essex Chemistry Associate’s Program

100% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of chemistry associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in chemistry graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in chemistry.

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	2

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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Chemists	7,460	$96,100
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Physics Postsecondary Professors	460	$113,400

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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