Chemistry at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501. In 2021, 15 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from RPI.

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

RPI Chemistry Degrees Available

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

RPI Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how RPI performed in these rankings.

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 RPI 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 Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	46
Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	154
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	265

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from RPI. This makes it the #91 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #132 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at RPI 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RPI Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in chemistry from RPI in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from RPI, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RPI also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Chemists	3,360	$85,590
Chemistry Professors	2,270	$102,260
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370

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 UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.