Chemistry at Metropolitan State University

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 Metropolitan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 7,552 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Metro 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.

Metro State Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Metro State Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Metro 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
Best Value Chemistry Schools	7
	134
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	435
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	670

Earnings of Metro State Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Metro State is $35,034. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Metro State. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Metro State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Metropolitan State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Chemists	2,010	$88,400
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,780	$74,880
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Chemistry Professors	380	$86,150

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 Tony Webster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.