Chemistry at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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 Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. Of the 9,305 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2021, 139 of them were chemistry majors.

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

UIUC Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UIUC Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at UIUC 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 UIUC 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
	74

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UIUC. This makes it the #49 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 44 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UIUC Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $38,970. This is 5% higher than $37,104, which is the national average for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 139 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UIUC. About 51% were men and 49% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	41
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UIUC Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 chemistry majors earned their master's degree from UIUC. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 44 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 Urbana-Champaign.

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.