Chemistry at Otterbein University

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if Otterbein University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry program.

Otterbein is located in Westerville, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,652. Of the 621 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Otterbein University in 2021, 5 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.

Otterbein Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Otterbein Chemistry Rankings

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

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 Otterbein 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 Schools	554

Chemistry Student Demographics at Otterbein

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

Otterbein Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Otterbein. About 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Otterbein 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 Otterbein University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• 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 Otterbein University.

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 Wdzinc under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.