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Chemistry at CUNY Hunter College

If you plan to study Chemistry, take a look at what CUNY Hunter College. Get started with the following essential facts.

CUNY Hunter College is located in New York, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 87 chemistry graduations were recorded at CUNY Hunter College.

Studying Online at CUNY Hunter College

Many students take online classes at CUNY Hunter College. Among 22,538 students, 735 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 8,220 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Chemistry Graduates from CUNY Hunter College

Graduates of CUNY Hunter College’s Chemistry program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$25,658
2 years	$21,964
3 years	$18,422
4 years	$45,438
5 years	$68,071

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Chemistry graduates from CUNY Hunter College take home a median $45,438, compared with $68,281 for all CUNY Hunter College graduates — about 33% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Chemistry graduates from CUNY Hunter College stands at $9,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Chemistry graduates at CUNY Hunter College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Chemistry graduates at CUNY Hunter College are 59% women (51) and 41% men (36).

Chemistry Bachelor’s Program at CUNY Hunter College

Of the 87 bachelor’s chemistry degrees awarded at CUNY Hunter College, 59% were women (51) and 41% were men (36).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Chemistry bachelor’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	20
Hispanic / Latino	12
Black / African American	6
Asian	41
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	4
International (Nonresident)	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 74% of Chemistry bachelor’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College, higher than the national average of 40%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Chemistry Concentrations at CUNY Hunter College

This Chemistry program at CUNY Hunter College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Chemistry	87

Highest-Paying Careers for Chemistry Graduates

Graduates of the Chemistry program at CUNY Hunter College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Chemistry majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Water Resource Specialists	$179,716
Computer Occupations, All Other	$159,837
Document Management Specialists	$147,490
Business Intelligence Analysts	$143,840
Information Security Engineers	$142,543
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$140,795
Natural Sciences Managers	$132,227
Information Technology Project Managers	$124,655
Blockchain Engineers	$123,667
Digital Forensics Analysts	$119,226

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.