Chemistry at Union College New York

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what Union College New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Union College is located in Schenectady, New York and has a total student population of 2,047. Of the 542 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Union College New York in 2021, 5 of them were chemistry majors.

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

Union College Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Union College Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Union College 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 Union College 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
Best Chemistry Schools	39
Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	230
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	325
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	717

Chemistry Student Demographics at Union College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Union College New York.

Union College Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Union College 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 Union College New York with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

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

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• 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 NY, the home state for Union College New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Chemists	3,360	$85,590
Chemistry Professors	2,270	$102,260
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370

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 Daniel Case under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.