Chemistry at University of Alabama in Huntsville

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

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 9,999 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,684 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2021, 21 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.

UAH Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UAH Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at UAH compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UAH 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 Master’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	294

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UAH. This makes it the #104 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UAH

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

UAH Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAH, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAH Chemistry Master’s Program

The chemistry program at UAH awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from UAH, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Physics
• Other Physical Science

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 University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	840	$67,630
Chemists	610	$76,220
Chemistry Professors	280	$80,840
Forensic Science Technicians	210	$49,990

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.