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General Chemistry at Grand Valley State University

General Chemistry at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year.

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

GVSU General Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

GVSU General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at GVSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

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 General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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About 91% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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