Chemistry at West Virginia State University

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

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and approximately 3,638 students attend the school each year. Of the 366 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia State University in 2021, 7 of them were chemistry majors.

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

WVSU Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

WVSU Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at WVSU 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 WVSU 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	524

Chemistry Student Demographics at WVSU

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

WVSU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from WVSU. About 57% were men and 43% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at WVSU 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 Virginia State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVSU 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	560	$56,380
Chemists	510	$66,040
Chemistry Professors	150	$80,840
Forensic Science Technicians	130	$50,320

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.