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Chemistry at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Chemistry at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366.

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

SIUC Chemistry Degrees Available

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

SIUC Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at SIUC 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.

Chemistry Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SIUC Chemistry Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry 19

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Chemists 2,870 $74,770
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,690 $78,640
Chemistry Professors 1,030 $87,070

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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