Chemistry at University of Missouri - Kansas City

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what University of Missouri - Kansas City has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 90 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from UMKC.

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

UMKC Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UMKC Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how UMKC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at UMKC 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
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UMKC. This makes it the #126 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from UMKC Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMKC is $33,361. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UMKC. About 29% were men and 71% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	40
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UMKC Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in chemistry from UMKC in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Chemists	1,920	$73,940
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	810	$53,820
Natural Sciences Managers	670	$116,190
Chemistry Professors	360	$89,340

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 Voidxor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.