Forensic Chemistry at Towson University

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917.

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

Towson Forensic Chemistry Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Forensic Chemistry

Towson Forensic Chemistry Rankings

The forensic chemistry major at Towson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Forensic 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.

Forensic Chemistry Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Forensic Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of forensic chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical forensic chemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Towson since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forensic chemistry at Towson are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its forensic chemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

General Chemistry

Careers That Forensic Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in forensic 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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Chemists	3,100	$116,060
Forensic Science Technicians	440	$66,360
Chemistry Professors	280	$94,480

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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