Chemistry at Hope College

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 Hope College stacks up to those at other schools.

Hope is located in Holland, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,061. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Hope.

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

Hope Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Hope Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at Hope 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 Hope 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 Schools	43
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140
Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
	185

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from Hope Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hope is $32,033. This is less than $37,104, which is the national average of all chemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Hope

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

Hope Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hope, about 48% were men and 52% were women.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Hope 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 Hope College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hope 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 Hope College.

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 Trenner1945 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.