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Chemistry at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. 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.

USC Chemistry Degrees Available

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

USC Chemistry Rankings

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Chemistry Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The chemistry program at USC awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California 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 1
White 0
International Students 3
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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Chemists 10,430 $88,570
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Forensic Science Technicians 2,110 $85,280

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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