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Chemistry at New York University

Chemistry at New York University

If you are interested in studying chemistry, you may want to check out the program at New York University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year.

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

NYU Chemistry Degrees Available

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

NYU Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at NYU 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 York University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 6
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

NYU Chemistry Master’s Program

48% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 21
International Students 40
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New York University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry 85

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,400 $79,340
Chemists 3,360 $85,590
Chemistry Professors 2,270 $102,260
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,430 $117,370

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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