Chemistry at University of Delaware

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 Delaware stacks up to those at other schools.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and approximately 23,613 students attend the school each year.

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

UD Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UD Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UD 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 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UD Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from UD, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemistry

The following chemistry concentations are available at University of Delaware. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Delaware. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	57

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
High School Teachers	2,650	$65,040
Chemists	1,420	$105,570
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	370	$59,890
Chemistry Professors	80	$90,430

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.