Chemistry at Luther College

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

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,802. In 2021, 8 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Luther.

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

Luther Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Luther Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Luther 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	151
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	474

Chemistry Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Luther, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Luther 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 Luther College 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	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Luther 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 IA, the home state for Luther College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	550	$74,140
Chemists	380	$71,120
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Chemistry Professors	240	$94,470

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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.