Chemistry at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,615 students attend the school each year.

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

Tennessee State University Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Tennessee State University Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Tennessee State University 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.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% 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 Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tennessee State University Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	14

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,410	$72,470
Chemists	1,140	$75,430
Forensic Science Technicians	520	$51,090
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.