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General Chemistry at Western Michigan University

General Chemistry at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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

WMU General Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
  • Master’s Degree in Chemistry

WMU General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #165 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University 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 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

WMU General Chemistry Master’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a master's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Chemists 3,620 $79,860
Natural Sciences Managers 1,570 $113,840
Chemistry Professors 500 $92,640

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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