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Stanford University PhD in Chemistry

29 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$111,996 Average Salary

The 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 Stanford University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in chemistry, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Chemistry from Stanford Cost?

$55,011 Average Tuition and Fees

Stanford Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Stanford was $1,207 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$54,315$54,315
Fees$696$696

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in Chemistry From Stanford?

$111,996 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of chemistry students who receive their doctor’s degree from Stanford is $111,996 per year. That is 75% higher than the national average of $63,921.

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Does Stanford Offer an Online PhD in Chemistry?

Online degrees for the Stanford chemistry doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Stanford Online Learning page.

Stanford Doctorate Student Diversity for Chemistry

29 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
31.0% Women
17.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 29 doctor’s degrees in chemistry awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in chemistry in 2019-2020, 31.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 40.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.2% of the chemistry doctor’s degrees at Stanford in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White17
International Students7
Other Races/Ethnicities2

PhD in Chemistry Focus Areas at Stanford

Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Chemistry29

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
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References

*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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