Chemistry at Georgetown University

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 Georgetown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

Georgetown Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Georgetown Chemistry Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #96 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 14 chemistry students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgetown, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Georgetown, 64% 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 Georgetown University with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Georgetown 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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.