Chemistry at Michigan Technological 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 Michigan Technological University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and has a total student population of 6,873.

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

Michigan Tech Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Michigan Tech Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Michigan Tech 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #180 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Michigan Tech

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

Michigan Tech Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Michigan Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. 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 Michigan Technological University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Michigan Tech Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan Technological University with a master's in chemistry.

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

The following chemistry concentations are available at Michigan Technological University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Michigan Technological University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	13
Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics	1

Related Majors

• 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 MI, the home state for Michigan Technological University.

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 Michigan Technological University Photo Services under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.