Chemistry at New Jersey City University

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if New Jersey City University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry program.

NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,550. In 2021, 7 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from NJCU.

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

NJCU Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

NJCU Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how NJCU 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 NJCU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	524
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	851

Chemistry Student Demographics at NJCU

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

NJCU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from NJCU in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 New Jersey City University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 NJ, the home state for New Jersey City University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Chemists	7,460	$96,100
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Physics Postsecondary Professors	460	$113,400

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 Stepanstas under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.