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Chemistry at University of Iowa

Chemistry at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year.

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

Iowa Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Iowa Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Iowa 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.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Iowa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 30
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Iowa Chemistry Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry 64

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 550 $74,140
Chemists 380 $71,120
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $127,440
Chemistry Professors 240 $94,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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