General Chemistry at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Every general chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor stacks up to those at other schools.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 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.

U-M General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

U-M General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at U-M 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 42 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at U-M 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

U-M General Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from U-M, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	25
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Polymer Chemistry

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Chemists	3,620	$79,860
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Chemistry Professors	500	$92,640

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.