Chemistry at Indiana University - Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 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.

IU Bloomington Chemistry Degrees Available

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

IU Bloomington Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at IU Bloomington 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 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

IU Bloomington Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Bloomington with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Indiana University - Bloomington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	81

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Chemists	2,820	$69,690
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	850	$62,590
Chemistry Professors	370	$91,480

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 Nyttend under License

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