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General Chemistry at Yale University

General Chemistry at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 students attend the school each year.

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

Yale General Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
  • Master’s Degree in Chemistry

Yale General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Yale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Yale University with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Yale General Chemistry Master’s Program

53% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yale University with a master's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers 15,410 $76,980
Chemists 1,400 $92,850
Natural Sciences Managers 650 $179,200
Chemistry Professors 360 $81,680

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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