Chemistry at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 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.

FAU Chemistry Degrees Available

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

FAU Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at FAU 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #168 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FAU Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Atlantic University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	42

Related Majors

• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Chemists	2,010	$67,800
Forensic Science Technicians	1,710	$52,810
Chemistry Professors	800	$98,270

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.