Chemistry at University of Arkansas

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 University of Arkansas stacks up to those at other schools.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562.

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

UARK Chemistry Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

UARK Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UARK 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at UARK 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 Arkansas with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arkansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	79

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Chemists	320	$72,840
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	270	$58,540
Natural Sciences Managers	270	$109,910
Chemistry Professors	160	$72,560

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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