Chemistry at Grand Valley State University

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what Grand Valley State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In 2021, 7 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

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

GVSU Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

GVSU Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at GVSU 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
	74
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,031

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from GVSU Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $40,048. This is 8% higher than $37,104, which is the national average for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Chemistry Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry from GVSU in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

GVSU also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Chemists	3,620	$79,860
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,780	$69,430
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Chemistry Professors	500	$92,640

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.