Chemistry at Virginia Wesleyan University

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

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,347. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from VWU.

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

VWU Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

VWU Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how VWU 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 VWU 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	155
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	170
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	573
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	649

Chemistry Student Demographics at VWU

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

VWU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at VWU 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 Virginia Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

VWU also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.