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General Chemistry at University of Delaware

General Chemistry at University of Delaware

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 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 General Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

UD General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UD General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UD 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 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #46 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 General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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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.

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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 General Chemistry Master’s Program

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

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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.

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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

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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