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Chemistry at University of Chicago

If you are interested in studying chemistry, you may want to check out the program at University of Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 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.

UChicago Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UChicago Chemistry Rankings

There were 35 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Chemistry Master’s Program

35% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The chemistry program at UChicago awarded 40 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 65% of these degrees went to men with the other 35% going to women.

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In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 16
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Chemists 2,870 $74,770
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,690 $78,640
Chemistry Professors 1,030 $87,070

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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