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Chemistry at Williams College

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

Williams is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,987. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Williams.

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

Williams Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Williams Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Williams 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
Best Chemistry Schools 14
Most Focused Chemistry Schools 22
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Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools 132
Most Popular Chemistry Schools 202
Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools 209

Earnings of Williams Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Williams is $35,668. This is less than $37,104, which is the national average of all chemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Chemistry Student Demographics at Williams

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

Williams Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 28 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Williams, about 61% were men and 39% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Williams College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Williams 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 MA, the home state for Williams College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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