Chemistry at University of Houston

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if University of Houston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry program.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090. In 2021, 46 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from UH.

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

UH Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UH Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how UH 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 UH 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
Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
	29
	41

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UH. This makes it the #76 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UH Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $42,259. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from UH in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Houston with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UH Chemistry Master’s Program

The chemistry program at UH awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women.

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

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

UH also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 24 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Chemists	5,160	$87,490
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Chemistry Professors	1,700	$95,070

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.