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General Chemistry at University of Mary Washington

General Chemistry at University of Mary Washington

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

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,293.

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

UMW General Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

UMW General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UMW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

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 General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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