Chemistry at University of Illinois at Chicago

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 Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. In 2021, 28 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from UIC.

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

UIC Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UIC Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at UIC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UIC 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 Master’s Degree Schools	95

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UIC. This makes it the #216 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.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from UIC Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $36,142. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UIC, about 32% were men and 68% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIC Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 2 chemistry students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIC, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 65% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Chemists	2,870	$74,770
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Chemistry Professors	1,030	$87,070

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.