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Chemistry at Wilkes University

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

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,781. Of the 562 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wilkes University in 2021, 3 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.

Wilkes Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Wilkes Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at Wilkes 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 Wilkes 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 778

Chemistry Student Demographics at Wilkes

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

Wilkes Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Wilkes in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Wilkes 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 Wilkes 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 0

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

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 PA, the home state for Wilkes University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Chemists 5,460 $77,250
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,050 $74,430
Chemistry Professors 1,430 $93,510

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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