Chemistry at University of Georgia

If you are interested in studying chemistry, you may want to check out the program at University of Georgia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UGA.

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

UGA Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UGA Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how UGA performed in these rankings.

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 UGA 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
Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	78
Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	152

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UGA. This makes it the #153 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UGA Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UGA is $32,284. This is less than $37,104, which is the national average of all chemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

The chemistry program at UGA awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at UGA are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Chemistry from UGA in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from UGA, 100% 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 Georgia with a master's in chemistry.

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

UGA also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 22 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Chemists	1,270	$83,240
Forensic Science Technicians	480	$50,600
Chemistry Professors	300	$96,420

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.