Chemistry at Rhodes College

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

Rhodes College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 1,875 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 27 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Rhodes College.

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

Rhodes College Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Rhodes College Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at Rhodes College 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 Rhodes College 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	6
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140

Chemistry Student Demographics at Rhodes College

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

Rhodes College Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Rhodes College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Rhodes College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rhodes College 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 TN, the home state for Rhodes College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,410	$72,470
Chemists	1,140	$75,430
Forensic Science Technicians	520	$51,090
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670

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 Ed Uthman, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.