Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry program.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill 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 11% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	52
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNC Chapel Hill Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Chemistry

The following chemistry concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	226

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Chemists	4,370	$77,820
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Chemistry Professors	960	$85,800

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 Marchmain05 under License

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