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Chemistry at University of Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if University of Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry program.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UChicago.

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

UChicago Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UChicago Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at UChicago 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
53
Most Focused Chemistry Schools 105

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UChicago. This makes it the #8 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 35 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UChicago Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UChicago is $36,403. This is less than $37,104, which is the national average of all chemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Chemistry Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The chemistry program at UChicago awarded 71 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 25
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UChicago Chemistry Master’s Program

35% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students earned a master's degree in chemistry from UChicago. About 35% of these graduates were women and the other 65% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 16
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 35 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Chemists 2,870 $74,770
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,690 $78,640
Chemistry Professors 1,030 $87,070

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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