Chemistry at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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 Ohio State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 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.

Ohio State Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Ohio State 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 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Ohio State Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Ohio State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ohio State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	106

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Chemists	4,010	$72,940
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,000	$74,750
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Chemistry Professors	850	$98,380

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.