Chemistry at University of Louisville

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

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 22,211.

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

UofL Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UofL Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UofL 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at UofL are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UofL Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

The following chemistry concentations are available at University of Louisville. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Louisville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	42

Related Majors

• 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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,200	$51,740
Chemists	650	$72,100
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Chemistry Professors	160	$68,760

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 Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.