The main focus area for this major is General Chemistry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Chemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Temple University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in chemistry, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Temple was ranked #100 on College Factual's Best Schools for chemistry list. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Temple was $1,208 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $670 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $16,080 | $28,992 |
Fees | $890 | $890 |
Books and Supplies | $1,494 | $1,494 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,778 | $14,778 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,462 | $2,462 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Chemistry students who received their bachelor’s degree at Temple took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 17% higher than the national average of $22,229.
chemistry who receive their bachelor’s degree from Temple make an average of $44,021 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $35,333.
Temple does not offer an online option for its chemistry bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Temple Online Learning page.
Women made up around 41.3% of the chemistry students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.0%.
Around 39.7% of chemistry bachelor’s degree recipients at Temple in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 14 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 30 |
International Students | 7 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Chemistry | 63 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Geological & Earth Sciences | 19 |
Physics | 14 |
Other Physical Science | 5 |
*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.