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Chemistry at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

RPI Chemistry Degrees Available

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

RPI Chemistry Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #132 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Chemistry Master’s Program

43% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from RPI, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,400 $79,340
Chemists 3,360 $85,590
Chemistry Professors 2,270 $102,260
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,430 $117,370

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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