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General Chemistry at Northern Kentucky University

General Chemistry at Northern Kentucky University

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 Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU General Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

NKU General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at NKU 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 NKU

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

NKU General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Northern Kentucky 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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