Chemistry at Roger Williams University

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what Roger Williams University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 4,702. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from RWU.

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

RWU Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

RWU Chemistry Rankings

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

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 RWU 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 Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	634
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	657
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	803

Chemistry Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RWU, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at RWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RWU 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 RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	300	$82,160
Chemists	180	$85,390
Chemistry Professors	80	$115,080
Physics Postsecondary Professors	80	$109,370

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.