Chemistry at San Jose State University

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 62 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from San Jose 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.

San Jose State Chemistry Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at San Jose 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 San Jose 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
Most Focused Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	220

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

Chemistry Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 chemistry majors earned their bachelor's degree from San Jose State. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	38
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

San Jose State Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in chemistry from San Jose State in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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 Jose State University with a master's in chemistry.

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

San Jose 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
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 CA, the home state for San Jose 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.