Chemistry at Fisk University

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what Fisk University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fisk is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 911. Of the 103 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fisk University 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.

Fisk Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Fisk Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Fisk 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	45
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	51
Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	284
Most Focused Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	284
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	778
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	879

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in chemistry from Fisk. This is the #285 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Fisk

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

Fisk Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 65% 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 Fisk University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 TN, the home state for Fisk University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,410	$72,470
Chemists	1,140	$75,430
Forensic Science Technicians	520	$51,090
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670

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 EVula under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.