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. In 2021, 174 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from UNC Chapel Hill.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

UNC Chapel Hill Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how UNC Chapel Hill 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	41
Best Chemistry Schools	59
Best Value Chemistry Schools	153
	200

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #41 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from UNC Chapel Hill Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $32,313. 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 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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 174 students earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UNC Chapel Hill. About 49% of these graduates were women and the other 51% were men.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at UNC Chapel Hill are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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	24
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	94
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UNC Chapel Hill Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in chemistry from UNC Chapel Hill in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 77% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 39 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.