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Chemistry at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 92 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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

SDSU Chemistry Degrees Available

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

SDSU Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at SDSU 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 SDSU 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools 46

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from SDSU. This makes it the #126 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #107 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from SDSU Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $40,950. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

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Chemistry Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The chemistry program at SDSU awarded 92 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women.

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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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 21
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

SDSU Chemistry Master’s Program

60% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 chemistry majors earned their master's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in chemistry.

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

SDSU also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Chemists 10,430 $88,570
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Forensic Science Technicians 2,110 $85,280

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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