by our College Data Analytics TeamChemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Whitman College. 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. The chemistry major at Whitman is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for Whitman.
Part-time undergraduates at Whitman paid an average of $2,083 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| Fees | $408 | $408 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,800 | $13,800 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $800 | $800 |
Learn more about Whitman tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Whitman 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 Whitman Online Learning page.
About 62.5% of the students who received their BS in chemistry in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Whitman in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Chemistry | 7 |
| Other Chemistry | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 4 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 17 |
| Physics | 5 |
View All Chemistry Related Majors >
*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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