Chemistry at Indiana University - Northwest

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

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and approximately 3,801 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 Northwest Chemistry Degrees Available

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

IU Northwest Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at IU Northwest 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.

Chemistry Student Demographics at IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

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

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at IU Northwest 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 - Northwest with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

IU Northwest Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from IU Northwest, 100% 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 Indiana University - Northwest with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Indiana University - Northwest. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	3

Related Majors

• 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Northwest.

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 Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.