Chemistry at Whitman College

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

Whitman is located in Walla Walla, Washington and has a total student population of 1,360. In 2021, 15 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Whitman.

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

Whitman Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Whitman Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Whitman 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 Whitman 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	17
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	18
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	265
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	350

Chemistry Student Demographics at Whitman

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

Whitman Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Whitman, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Whitman 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 Whitman College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Whitman also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics
• Astronomy & Astrophysics

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 WA, the home state for Whitman College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Chemists	1,720	$84,440
Chemistry Professors	570	$72,320

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 Adamsofen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.