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Chemistry at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying chemistry, you may want to check out the program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from WCUPA.

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

WCUPA Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

WCUPA Chemistry Rankings

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

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 WCUPA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 246
Most Popular Chemistry Schools 331

Chemistry Student Demographics at WCUPA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

WCUPA Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The chemistry program at WCUPA awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WCUPA also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student 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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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