Chemistry at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 17,688.

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

UAlbany Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UAlbany 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #96 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at UAlbany are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAlbany Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from UAlbany, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Chemistry

The following chemistry concentations are available at University at Albany. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University at Albany. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	48

Related Majors

• Physics
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Chemists	3,360	$85,590
Chemistry Professors	2,270	$102,260
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.