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General Chemistry at University of Pennsylvania

General Chemistry at University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying general chemistry, you may want to check out the program at University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UPenn General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UPenn 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.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #19 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 General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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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.

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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 General Chemistry Master’s Program

47% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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

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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

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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