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General Chemistry at University of Nevada - Reno

General Chemistry at University of Nevada - Reno

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 Nevada - Reno stacks up to those at other schools.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722.

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.

UNR General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UNR General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UNR 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #138 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 General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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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.

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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 General 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.

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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.

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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

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
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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