Chemistry at Illinois Institute of Technology

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

Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,325 students attend the school each year.

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

Illinois Tech Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry

Illinois Tech Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Illinois Tech 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #142 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Illinois Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Illinois Tech Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Illinois Tech 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 Illinois Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

Illinois Tech Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Illinois Tech, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Illinois Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	18
Analytical Chemistry	15
Environmental Chemistry	1

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 IL, the home state for Illinois Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Chemists	2,870	$74,770
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Chemistry Professors	1,030	$87,070

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 Thomas Knapp under License

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