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The bachelor's program at UChicago was ranked #1 on College Factual's Best Schools for chemistry list. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Chicago handed out 71 bachelor's degrees in chemistry. This is an increase of 1% over the previous year when 70 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UChicago. This makes it the #8 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 35 students received their doctoral degrees in chemistry in 2021, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Chemistry majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UChicago go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $36,403 a year. This is less than $37,104, which is the national median of all chemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at University of Chicago.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UChicago. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Chicago with a bachelor's in chemistry.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 20 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
White | 25 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 9 |
Other Races | 4 |
Of the 40 chemistry students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UChicago, about 65% were men and 35% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Chicago with a master's in chemistry.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 16 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 14 |
Other Races | 2 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Physics | 102 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics | 28 |
General Physical Sciences | 24 |
Geological & Earth Sciences | 17 |
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