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Chemistry at West Virginia Wesleyan College

Chemistry at West Virginia Wesleyan College

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what West Virginia Wesleyan College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,066.

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

West Virginia Wesleyan Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

West Virginia Wesleyan Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at West Virginia Wesleyan 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.

Chemistry Student Demographics at West Virginia Wesleyan

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

West Virginia Wesleyan Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia Wesleyan College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Chemistry 12
General Chemistry 2

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 Wesleyan College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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