Chemistry at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year.

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

UNR Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UNR Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UNR 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #142 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 - Reno with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNR 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.

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

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Reno. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	41

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	580	$63,920
Forensic Science Technicians	260	$69,110
Chemists	240	$71,230
Natural Sciences Managers	220	$115,150

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 delamare under License

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