Chemistry at St Olaf College

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

St. Olaf is located in Northfield, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,953. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from St. Olaf.

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

St. Olaf Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

St. Olaf Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at St. Olaf 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 St. Olaf 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 Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	32
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	169
Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
Best Value Chemistry Schools	197

Earnings of St. Olaf Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at St. Olaf is $36,149. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at St. Olaf

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at St Olaf College.

St. Olaf Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from St. Olaf. About 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at St. Olaf 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 St Olaf College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

St. Olaf 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 MN, the home state for St Olaf College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Chemists	2,010	$88,400
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,780	$74,880
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Chemistry Professors	380	$86,150

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 Daniel Edwins a.k.a. Webmoof of English Wikipedia under License

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