Chemistry at Ferrum College

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 Ferrum College stacks up to those at other schools.

Ferrum College is located in Ferrum, Virginia and approximately 972 students attend the school each year. Of the 163 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ferrum College in 2021, 3 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.

Ferrum College Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Ferrum College Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at Ferrum College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Ferrum College 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	136
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	778
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	879

Chemistry Student Demographics at Ferrum College

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

Ferrum College Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 chemistry majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ferrum College. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Ferrum College 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 Ferrum College with a bachelor'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

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

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for Ferrum College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Chemists	1,390	$98,670
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Chemistry Professors	820	$78,160

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 MarmadukePercy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.