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Chemistry at University of Southern California

Chemistry at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year.

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

USC Chemistry Degrees Available

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

USC Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at USC 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 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

USC Chemistry Master’s Program

50% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 64% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry 46

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 Southern California.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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