General Chemistry at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

SIUC General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

SIUC General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at SIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General 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.

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.

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 General 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.

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.

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

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
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.

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

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