Chemistry at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 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.

GWU Chemistry Degrees Available

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

GWU Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at GWU 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #154 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at GWU 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 George Washington University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GWU Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	25
Polymer Chemistry	5

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Chemists	260	$120,980
Chemistry Professors	100	$81,040

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.