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Chemistry at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

Purdue Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Purdue Chemistry Rankings

There were 58 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Chemistry Master’s Program

75% Women
Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Chemistry from Purdue in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Purdue, 75% 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in chemistry.

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

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers 19,690 $53,030
Chemists 2,820 $69,690
Natural Sciences Managers 1,720 $65,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 850 $62,590
Chemistry Professors 370 $91,480

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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