Chemistry at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 14,348. In 2021, 12 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from UNH.

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

UNH Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

UNH Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at UNH 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 Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools	141
Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	262

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in chemistry from UNH. This is the #285 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from UNH Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNH is $30,475. This is less than $37,104, which is the national average of all chemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UNH. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at UNH are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNH also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• 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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	360	$75,520
Chemists	210	$77,960
Environmental Science Professors	180	$85,380

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kylejtod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.