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General Chemistry at University of Southern California

General Chemistry at University of Southern California

If you plan to study general chemistry, take a look at what University of Southern California has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

USC General Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
  • Master’s Degree in Chemistry

USC General Chemistry Rankings

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #19 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 General Chemistry Master’s Program

50% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 64% 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 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Chemists 10,430 $88,570
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Chemistry Professors 1,570 $116,530

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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