Chemistry at Florida State 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 Florida State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 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.

Florida State Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Florida State Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Florida State 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Florida State Chemistry Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	74
Other Chemistry	10

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Geological & Earth 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 FL, the home state for Florida State 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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.