Chemistry at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

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 Puerto Rico - Mayaguez stacks up to those at other schools.

UPR Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 12,825.

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

UPR Mayaguez Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UPR Mayaguez Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UPR Mayaguez 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #168 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UPR Mayaguez

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

UPR Mayaguez Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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 Puerto Rico - Mayaguez with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UPR Mayaguez Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	50
Other Chemistry	3

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences
• 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 PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 NitroPR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.