Chemistry at Wheeling University

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

Wheeling University is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and approximately 857 students attend the school each year. Of the 85 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wheeling University in 2021, 2 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.

Wheeling University Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Wheeling University Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Wheeling University performed in these rankings.

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 Wheeling University 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 Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	315
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	383
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	886
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	997

Chemistry Student Demographics at Wheeling University

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

Wheeling University Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Wheeling University. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Wheeling University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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

Wheeling University 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 Wheeling 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 Ibagli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.