Chemistry at Sonoma State University

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

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and has a total student population of 8,018. Of the 2,038 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sonoma State University in 2021, 15 of them were chemistry majors.

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

SSU Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

SSU Chemistry Rankings

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

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 SSU 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 Schools	350

Chemistry Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from SSU in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at SSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SSU 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
• 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 Sonoma 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 Stepheng3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.