Chemistry at University of Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,130. In 2021, 5 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Puget Sound.

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

Puget Sound Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Puget Sound Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at Puget Sound compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Puget Sound 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	634
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	717

Chemistry Student Demographics at Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry from Puget Sound in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Puget Sound are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Puget Sound with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

Puget Sound also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Chemists	1,720	$84,440
Chemistry Professors	570	$72,320

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.