Chemistry at University of Pennsylvania

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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

UPenn Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UPenn Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UPenn 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 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UPenn Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	76

Related Majors

• 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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Chemists	5,460	$77,250
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Chemistry Professors	1,430	$93,510

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.