Chemistry at New Jersey Institute of Technology

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

NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 11,652 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from NJIT.

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

NJIT Chemistry Degrees Available

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

NJIT Chemistry Rankings

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

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 NJIT 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 Focused Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools	132
Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	181
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	938

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

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #154 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at NJIT

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

NJIT Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from NJIT in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NJIT Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a master's in chemistry.

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

NJIT also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 4 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 NJ, the home state for New Jersey Institute of Technology.

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.