Chemistry at University of Georgia

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 University of Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. 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.

UGA Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UGA Chemistry Rankings

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 4 chemistry students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from UGA, 100% 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 University of Georgia with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Chemists	1,270	$83,240
Forensic Science Technicians	480	$50,600
Chemistry Professors	300	$96,420

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.