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General Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

General Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNCW General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNCW

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNCW offers distance education options for chemistry at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UNCW General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UNCW 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.

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 General 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 General 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

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
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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