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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. Of the 3,572 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in 2021, 17 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.

GWU Chemistry Degrees Available

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

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from GWU. This makes it the #59 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

65% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The chemistry program at GWU awarded 17 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

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About 82% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GWU Chemistry Master’s Program

56% Women
The chemistry program at GWU awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

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Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from GWU, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GWU also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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