Chemistry at Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oglethorpe is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 1,452 students attend the school each year. Of the 283 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oglethorpe University in 2021, 2 of them were chemistry majors.

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

Oglethorpe Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Oglethorpe Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Oglethorpe 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	479
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	580
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	886
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	997

Chemistry Student Demographics at Oglethorpe

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

Oglethorpe Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Oglethorpe in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Oglethorpe University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

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

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Oglethorpe University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Chemists	1,270	$83,240
Forensic Science Technicians	480	$50,600
Chemistry Professors	300	$96,420

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 Boston Public Library under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.