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 Cornell University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in chemistry, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Cornell paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,500 | $29,500 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
Online degrees for the Cornell chemistry master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.
Women made up around 22.2% of the chemistry students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.3%.
Around 5.6% of chemistry master’s degree recipients at Cornell in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.
| 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 | 13 |
| International Students | 19 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Chemistry | 36 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 13 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 2 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 6 |
| Physics | 30 |
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*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.
