Chemistry at Hofstra University

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Hofstra.

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

Hofstra Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Hofstra Chemistry Rankings

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

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 Hofstra 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 Popular Chemistry Schools	797
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	1,155

Chemistry Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

Hofstra 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Chemists	3,360	$85,590
Chemistry Professors	2,270	$102,260
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.