Chemistry at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying chemistry, you may want to check out the program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rutgers New Brunswick Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	57

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Chemists	7,460	$96,100
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Physics Postsecondary Professors	460	$113,400

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 Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.