Chemistry at Western New England University

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if Western New England University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry program.

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 3,673 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Western New England.

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

Western New England Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Western New England Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at Western New England compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Western New England 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 Schools	462

Chemistry Student Demographics at Western New England

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

Western New England Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Western New England. About 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Western New England 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 Western New England University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Western New England 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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Chemists	2,890	$94,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Chemistry Professors	870	$104,780

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 Bpayne4001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.