Chemistry at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 7,242. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Salem State.

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

Salem State Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Salem State Chemistry Rankings

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

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 Salem State 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
	40
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	717
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	874

Earnings of Salem State Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Salem State is $43,346. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry from Salem State in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Salem State 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 Salem State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

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

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Chemists	2,890	$94,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Chemistry Professors	870	$104,780

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 Fletcher6 under License

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