Chemistry at Kansas State University

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if Kansas State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry program.

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from K -State.

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 -State Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

K -State Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how K -State performed in these rankings.

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 -State 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 Popular Chemistry Schools	331

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in chemistry from K -State. This is the #285 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Chemistry Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 chemistry majors earned their bachelor's degree from K -State. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 38% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at K -State 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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

K -State also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences
• 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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
Chemists	660	$77,600
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	470	$76,780
Forensic Science Technicians	330	$50,860
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$127,440

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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.