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Chemistry at The University of West Florida

Chemistry at The University of West Florida

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what The University of West Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061.

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

UWF Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

UWF Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UWF 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 UWF

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

UWF Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry 21

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,920 $58,790
Chemists 2,010 $67,800
Forensic Science Technicians 1,710 $52,810
Chemistry Professors 800 $98,270

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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