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General Chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University

General Chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

VCU General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at VCU 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.

Chemistry Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 32
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 38
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

VCU General Chemistry Master’s Program

100% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from VCU, 67% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University 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 0
White 2
International Students 0
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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Chemists 1,390 $98,670
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Chemistry Professors 820 $78,160

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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