Chemistry at Transylvania University

Every 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 Transylvania University stacks up to those at other schools.

Transylvania is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 963 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Transylvania.

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

Transylvania Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Transylvania Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Transylvania performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Transylvania 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	71
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	573
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	649

Chemistry Student Demographics at Transylvania

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

Transylvania Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Transylvania 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 Transylvania University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

Transylvania also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physics

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 KY, the home state for Transylvania University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,200	$51,740
Chemists	650	$72,100
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Chemistry Professors	160	$68,760

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 TUPictures under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.