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Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University

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

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in chemistry.

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

Carnegie Mellon Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Chemistry
  • Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

Carnegie Mellon Chemistry Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Chemistry Master’s Program

38% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in chemistry from Carnegie Mellon. About 63% were men and 38% were women.

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In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 Carnegie Mellon 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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