by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 William & Mary. 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for chemistry majors, William & Mary came in at #19. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for William & Mary.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at William & Mary was $1,278 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $425 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $17,168 | $40,089 |
| Fees | $6,194 | $6,765 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,356 | $13,356 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,050 | $2,050 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at William & Mary in Chemistry walked away with an average of $19,300 in student debt. That is 13% lower than the national average of $22,229.
chemistry who receive their bachelor’s degree from William & Mary make an average of $42,682 a year during the early days of their career. That is 21% higher than the national average of $35,333.
Online degrees for the William & Mary chemistry bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the William & Mary Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.9% of the chemistry students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at William & Mary in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Chemistry | 56 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 22 |
| Physics | 29 |
*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.
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