Chemistry at Whitworth University

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at Whitworth University stacks up to those at other schools.

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 2,756 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Whitworth.

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

Whitworth Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Whitworth Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Whitworth 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 Whitworth 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	89
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	100
Best Chemistry Schools	171
	236
Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	244
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	246

Earnings of Whitworth Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Whitworth is $27,535. This is less than $37,104, which is the national average of all chemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Whitworth

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

Whitworth Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry from Whitworth in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Whitworth 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 Whitworth University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Physics

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 Whitworth University.

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 Charlesdrakew under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.