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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from USC.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

USC Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how USC performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	117

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 chemistry majors earned their bachelor's degree from USC. Of these graduates, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USC Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Chemistry from USC in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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.

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

USC also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 31 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Materials 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.