Chemistry at Northwestern University

Every 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 Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Northwestern.

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

Northwestern Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Northwestern 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 Northwestern 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
Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools	47

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from Northwestern. This makes it the #153 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 43 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Northwestern Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwestern is $41,049. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwestern Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 chemistry majors earned their master's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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

Northwestern also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 43 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Chemists	2,870	$74,770
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Chemistry Professors	1,030	$87,070

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.