by our College Data Analytics TeamChemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UIUC was $680 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $525 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,016 | $27,187 |
| Fees | $2,896 | $2,896 |
Online degrees for the UIUC 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 UIUC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 38.8% of the chemistry students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 40.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in chemistry at UIUC in 2019-2020, 10.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 14%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 18 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Chemistry | 48 |
| Chemical Physics | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 2 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 2 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 4 |
| Physics | 39 |
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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.
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