Chemistry at University of Arkansas

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UARK.

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
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry
• Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UARK. This makes it the #216 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

About 70% 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	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UARK Chemistry Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in chemistry from UARK. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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

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

UARK also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Materials Sciences
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.