Chemistry at Ursinus College

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 Ursinus College stacks up to those at other schools.

Ursinus is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,493. In 2021, 12 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Ursinus.

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

Ursinus Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Ursinus Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Ursinus 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 Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	43
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	344
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	430

Chemistry Student Demographics at Ursinus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Ursinus College.

Ursinus Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Ursinus in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Ursinus 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 Ursinus College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ursinus 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 PA, the home state for Ursinus College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Chemists	5,460	$77,250
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Chemistry Professors	1,430	$93,510

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 Pennaboy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.