Chemistry at Hampshire College

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

Hampshire is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 522. In 2021, 2 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Hampshire.

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

Hampshire Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Hampshire Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at Hampshire compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Hampshire 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
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	343
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	415
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	886
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	997

Chemistry Student Demographics at Hampshire

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Hampshire College.

Hampshire Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Hampshire in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Hampshire College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

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

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics

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 MA, the home state for Hampshire College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Chemists	2,890	$94,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Chemistry Professors	870	$104,780

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.