Chemistry at York College of Pennsylvania

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 York College of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

YCP is located in York, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,039 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from YCP.

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

YCP Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

YCP Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how YCP performed in these rankings.

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 YCP 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
	53
	55
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	524

Earnings of YCP Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at YCP is $40,286. This is 9% higher than $37,104, which is the national average for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Chemistry Student Demographics at YCP

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

YCP Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from YCP. About 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at YCP 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 York College of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 York College of Pennsylvania.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.