General Chemistry at Temple University

Every general 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 Temple University stacks up to those at other schools.

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 37,236.

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

Temple General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Temple General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Temple is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 #94 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Temple are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Temple General Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Related Majors

• Forensic Chemistry

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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Chemists	5,460	$77,250
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Chemistry Professors	1,430	$93,510

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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.