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General Chemistry at University of Maryland - College Park

General Chemistry at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMCP General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UMCP General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UMCP 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.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #88 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at UMCP 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UMCP General Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 2
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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers 19,330 $72,610
Natural Sciences Managers 3,370 $148,310
Chemists 3,100 $116,060
Chemistry Professors 280 $94,480

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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