Chemistry at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

GWU Chemistry Degrees Available

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

GWU Chemistry Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #154 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in chemistry from GWU. About 44% were men and 56% were women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from GWU, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Physics

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Chemists	260	$120,980
Chemistry Professors	100	$81,040

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
• Image Credit: By Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.