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Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915.

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

UNCW Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UNCW Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UNCW 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.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at UNCW 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UNCW Chemistry Master’s Program

60% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from UNCW, 65% 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 Wilmington with a master's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Chemistry

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry 72

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 Wilmington.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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