General Chemistry at University of Chicago

Every general 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 Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834.

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

UChicago General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UChicago General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UChicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 35 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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 General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	22
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UChicago General Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Chemistry

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
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.