Chemistry at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 21 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Howard.

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

Howard Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

Howard Chemistry Rankings

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

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 Howard 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 Master’s Degree Schools	284

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in chemistry from Howard. This is the #285 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Howard. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Howard also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Physics

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Chemists	260	$120,980
Chemistry Professors	100	$81,040

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.