General Chemistry at University of Missouri - Kansas City

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 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.

UMKC General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UMKC General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UMKC 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 UMKC

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

UMKC General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

69% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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	12
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	33
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UMKC General Chemistry Master’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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
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
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