Chemistry at Kalamazoo College

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at Kalamazoo College stacks up to those at other schools.

K College is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,451. Of the 497 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kalamazoo College in 2021, 46 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.

K College Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

K College Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at K College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at K College 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
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	2
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	117
Best Chemistry Schools	186
	221
	225
Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	260
Best Value Chemistry Schools	261

Earnings of K College Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at K College is $28,535. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at K College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Kalamazoo College.

K College Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

The chemistry program at K College awarded 46 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Kalamazoo College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• 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 MI, the home state for Kalamazoo College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Chemists	3,620	$79,860
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,780	$69,430
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Chemistry Professors	500	$92,640

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 Gotanero under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.