Chemistry at Marquette University

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

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 11,550 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Marquette.

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

Marquette Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Marquette Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Marquette 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 Marquette 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	131
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	573

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from Marquette. This makes it the #182 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #132 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Marquette

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

Marquette Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Marquette. About 83% were men and 17% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Marquette University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

Marquette Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in chemistry from Marquette in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Marquette, 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 Marquette University with a master's in chemistry.

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

Marquette also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 6 students 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 WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Chemists	1,970	$71,690
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	860	$61,030
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110
Chemistry Professors	400	$81,090

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 scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.