Chemistry at University of Mary Washington

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

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,293. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UMW.

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

UMW Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

UMW Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at UMW 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 Chemistry Schools	93
Best Value Chemistry Schools	138
	141

Chemistry Student Demographics at UMW

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

UMW Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMW, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at UMW 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 Mary Washington with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UMW also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physics
• Other Physical Science

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 VA, the home state for University of Mary Washington.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Chemists	1,390	$98,670
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Chemistry Professors	820	$78,160

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.