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General Chemistry at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

General Chemistry at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 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.

UNLV General Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

UNLV General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UNLV 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 UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
High School Teachers 5,930 $57,910
Chemists 240 $71,230
Natural Sciences Managers 220 $115,150
Chemistry Professors 120 $75,380

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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