Chemistry at Worcester State University

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

Worcester State is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 5,724 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Worcester State.

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

Worcester State Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Worcester State Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Worcester State 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 Worcester State 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	376
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	462

Chemistry Student Demographics at Worcester State

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

Worcester State Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Worcester State in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Worcester State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences

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 Worcester State University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.