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Chemistry at James Madison University

If you are interested in studying chemistry, you may want to check out the program at James Madison University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,002 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University in 2021, 38 of them were chemistry majors.

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

JMU Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

JMU Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at JMU 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.

Earnings of JMU Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at JMU is $28,747. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry students.

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Chemistry Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 38 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry from JMU in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at JMU 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 James Madison University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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 VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,150 $85,550
Chemists 1,390 $98,670
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Chemistry Professors 820 $78,160

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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