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The bachelor's program at UofM was ranked #180 on College Factual's Best Schools for chemistry list. It is also ranked #3 in Tennessee.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Memphis handed out 36 bachelor's degrees in chemistry. This is a decrease of 16% over the previous year when 43 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UofM. This makes it the #25 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 1 students received their doctoral degrees in chemistry in 2021, making the school the #189 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Chemistry majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UofM go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $31,451 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry students.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UofM, chemistry students borrow a median amount of $20,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,000.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at University of Memphis.
Of the 36 chemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UofM, about 33% were men and 67% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Memphis with a bachelor's in chemistry.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 16 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 1 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in chemistry from UofM. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at UofM are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 74% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Memphis with a master's in chemistry.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 14 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Geological & Earth Sciences | 18 |
Physics | 15 |
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