Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

General Chemistry at University of South Carolina - Columbia

General Chemistry at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you plan to study general chemistry, take a look at what University of South Carolina - Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 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.

UofSC General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UofSC General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UofSC 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

undefined

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at UofSC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in chemistry.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UofSC General Chemistry Master’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

undefined

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from UofSC, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers 15,310 $54,400
Chemists 1,450 $75,960
Natural Sciences Managers 530 $91,270
Chemistry Professors 250 $72,970

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.