Chemistry at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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

SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 4,898. Of the 834 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2021, 11 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.

SWOSU Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

SWOSU Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at SWOSU 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 SWOSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	376
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	434

Chemistry Student Demographics at SWOSU

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

SWOSU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at SWOSU 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 OK, the home state for Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Chemists	490	$77,740
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	420	$65,490
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$116,160
Chemistry Professors	190	$65,000

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.