Chemistry at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 39,771 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 27 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgia Tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

Georgia Tech Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Georgia Tech Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Georgia Tech performed in these rankings.

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 Georgia Tech 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
Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	70

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from Georgia Tech. This makes it the #153 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Georgia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Georgia Tech Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgia Tech, about 41% were men and 59% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Georgia Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Georgia Tech Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in chemistry from Georgia Tech. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Georgia Tech, 75% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a master's in chemistry.

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

Georgia Tech also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 33 students 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Chemists	1,270	$83,240
Forensic Science Technicians	480	$50,600
Chemistry Professors	300	$96,420

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 Disavian under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.