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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. In 2021, 14 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from West Virginia Wesleyan.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how West Virginia Wesleyan 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools 291
Most Popular Chemistry Schools 375

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

64% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from West Virginia Wesleyan. About 36% were men and 64% were women.

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About 93% 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 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

West Virginia Wesleyan 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 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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