Chemistry at University of San Francisco

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 San Francisco stacks up to those at other schools.

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 10,068. In 2021, 26 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from USFCA.

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

USFCA Chemistry Degrees Available

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

USFCA Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at USFCA 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 Master’s Degree Schools	152
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	436

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from USFCA. This makes it the #153 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Chemistry Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from USFCA in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 San Francisco with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USFCA Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in chemistry from USFCA. About 75% were men and 25% were women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 CA, the home state for University of San Francisco.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Forensic Science Technicians	2,110	$85,280

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 Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.