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Chemistry at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 72 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from UW Seattle.

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

UW Seattle Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UW Seattle 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.

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UW Seattle. This makes it the #30 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 42 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from UW Seattle Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $33,222. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry students.

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Chemistry Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UW Seattle. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 25
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UW Seattle Chemistry Master’s Program

47% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 chemistry students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW Seattle, about 53% were men and 47% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 42 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Washington - Seattle Campus.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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