Chemistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from SIUE.

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

SIUE Chemistry Degrees Available

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

SIUE Chemistry Rankings

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

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 SIUE 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
Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	54
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In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from SIUE. This makes it the #54 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from SIUE Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUE is $38,243. This is 3% higher than $37,104, which is the national average for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Chemistry Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUE, about 61% were men and 39% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at SIUE 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SIUE Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Chemistry from SIUE in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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

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

SIUE also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.