General Chemistry at Murray State University

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general 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 Murray State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and has a total student population of 9,449.

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

Murray State General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Murray State General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Murray 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 Murray State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Murray State General Chemistry Master’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Murray State, 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 Murray State 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Chemists	650	$72,100
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Chemistry Professors	160	$68,760

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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