Chemistry at University of Florida

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what University of Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372. In 2021, 141 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from UF.

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

UF Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UF Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how UF 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 UF 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
	260

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UF. This makes it the #182 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UF Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $18,586. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 141 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry from UF in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UF Chemistry Master’s Program

The chemistry program at UF awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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

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

UF also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 33 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Chemists	2,010	$67,800
Forensic Science Technicians	1,710	$52,810
Chemistry Professors	800	$98,270

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.