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General Chemistry at The University of Alabama

General Chemistry at The University of Alabama

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 The University of Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840.

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.

UA General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UA General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UA 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UA

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

UA General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 38
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UA General Chemistry Master’s Program

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

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers 16,270 $51,180
Chemists 610 $76,220
Chemistry Professors 280 $80,840
Natural Sciences Managers 170 $112,140

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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