Chemistry at Southwestern University

Every 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 Southwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southwestern is located in Georgetown, Texas and has a total student population of 1,506. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Southwestern.

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

Southwestern Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Southwestern Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Southwestern 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 Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	378
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	778
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	879

Chemistry Student Demographics at Southwestern

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

Southwestern Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

The chemistry program at Southwestern awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Southwestern 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 University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

Southwestern 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 TX, the home state for Southwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Chemists	5,160	$87,490
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Chemistry Professors	1,700	$95,070

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 Matthew Rutledge under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.