Chemistry at University of Charleston

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 Charleston stacks up to those at other schools.

UC is located in Charleston, West Virginia and approximately 2,967 students attend the school each year. Of the 591 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Charleston in 2,021, 1 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.

UC Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

UC Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at UC 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 Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	976
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,036
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	1,171

Chemistry Student Demographics at UC

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

UC Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 chemistry major earned their bachelor's degree from UC.

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

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

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

Related Majors

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 WV, the home state for University of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	560	$56,380
Chemists	510	$66,040
Chemistry Professors	150	$80,840
Forensic Science Technicians	130	$50,320

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.