Chemistry at Humboldt State University

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what Humboldt State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Humboldt State University is located in Arcata, California and approximately 6,612 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Humboldt State University.

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

Humboldt State University Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Humboldt State University Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at Humboldt State University 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 Humboldt State University 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 Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
Best Value Chemistry Schools	126
	154
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	219
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	271

Earnings of Humboldt State University Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Humboldt State University is $34,348. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Humboldt State University

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

Humboldt State University Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Humboldt State University. About 70% were men and 30% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Humboldt State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Humboldt State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences
• 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 CA, the home state for Humboldt State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Forensic Science Technicians	2,110	$85,280

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 Adbar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.