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Chemistry at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

UIUC Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UIUC Chemistry Rankings

There were 44 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Chemistry Master’s Program

36% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 chemistry students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIUC, about 64% were men and 36% were women.

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In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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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