Chemistry at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from SCSU.

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

SCSU Chemistry Degrees Available

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

SCSU Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at SCSU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	91
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from SCSU. This makes it the #91 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Chemistry Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 chemistry majors earned their bachelor's degree from SCSU. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SCSU Chemistry Master’s Program

The chemistry program at SCSU awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a master'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	2

SCSU 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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Chemists	1,400	$92,850
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	800	$83,220
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Chemistry Professors	360	$81,680

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.