Chemistry

14,393 students earn a chemistry credential each year across 1,201 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $42,677
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $67,717

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 1,048 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts27$62,5111 year out$95,388$24,500 2University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California129$59,5761 year out$65,228$11,172 3Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey14$55,3891 year out—$23,600 4Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield, New Jersey6$55,3891 year out—$23,600 5Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts14$55,3761 year out$82,869$27,000 6University of DelawareNewark, Delaware19$54,0551 year out$77,070$24,893 7Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey24$53,6071 year out$75,861$27,000 8Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland39$52,7651 year out$78,982$23,000 9State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New York17$52,6451 year out—$27,000 10University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut40$52,2161 year out$72,122$26,158 11University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$52,2161 year out$72,122$26,158 12University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$52,2161 year out$72,122$26,158 13University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$52,2161 year out$72,122$26,158 14University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$52,2161 year out$72,122$26,158 15University of California-MercedMerced, California31$50,9441 year out$64,086$15,000 16University of HoustonHouston, Texas30$50,7171 year out$74,603$12,000 17University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin27$50,6591 year out$60,104$23,250 18California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California52$50,5531 year out$80,456$15,680 19Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, Pennsylvania20$50,5241 year out$66,235$20,250 20Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah9$50,3501 year out——21George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia26$50,3041 year out$60,676$24,250 22Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, Maryland13$50,1691 year out—$27,000 23Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota8$50,0071 year out——24University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama2$49,4971 year out$76,484$24,830 25Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas57$49,4621 year out$72,127$19,500 26Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts6$49,4391 year out—$27,000 27University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin12$49,3861 year out$63,564$26,000 28California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California11$49,3821 year out——29Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania28$49,2151 year out$88,515$29,667 30University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin13$48,9031 year out$70,214$25,250 31University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin81$48,8861 year out$73,896$26,043 32The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas30$48,7831 year out—$20,747 33Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington44$48,5271 year out$77,595$22,104 34Augusta UniversityAugusta, Georgia27$48,3821 year out—$23,031 35Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky18$48,3341 year out—$25,000 36University at AlbanyAlbany, New York25$48,2761 year out$67,794$25,856 37Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio17$48,1471 year out$65,091$24,744 38East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina52$47,8751 year out$67,259$24,250 39University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota69$47,4511 year out$70,655$21,158 40University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio49$47,3871 year out$67,758$23,750 41College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts26$47,3131 year out$84,834$27,000 42Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana65$47,2131 year out$59,928$19,500 43University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California114$47,1971 year out$79,458$15,805 44North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina41$47,0711 year out—$20,154 45University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois121$47,0341 year out$75,401$21,500 46Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania48$47,0091 year out$70,919$27,000 47Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania10$47,0091 year out$70,919$27,000 48Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois22$46,6591 year out$68,130$25,000 49Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts28$46,6411 year out$69,682$25,484 50Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan11$46,4961 year out$57,685$25,000 51University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington87$46,3691 year out$68,591$15,389 52University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington9$46,3691 year out$68,591$15,389 53University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland28$46,1401 year out$78,447$21,238 54California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California22$46,1311 year out—$21,375 55James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia28$45,7991 year out—$25,332 56Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia53$45,5131 year out$70,473$26,497 57University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado18$45,4061 year out$62,043$26,626 58University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California227$45,3101 year out$83,272$16,100 59University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri33$45,2791 year out—$20,500 60Carthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin17$45,1881 year out—$27,000 61California State University-FullertonFullerton, California23$45,0761 year out—$18,675 62Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan11$45,0601 year out$60,017$22,300 63University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio6$44,9701 year out—$27,500 64Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey30$44,9491 year out$76,056$23,250 65Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey5$44,9491 year out$76,056$23,250 66Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey4$44,9491 year out$76,056$23,250 67California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California20$44,9441 year out—$11,000 68California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California23$44,8741 year out——69University of IowaIowa City, Iowa43$44,8471 year out$61,755$25,956 70University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota35$44,6741 year out$73,736$22,500 71Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island4$44,6481 year out$94,239$13,867 72Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, Washington14$44,5551 year out—$23,000 73University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina26$44,4731 year out$61,124$19,935 74Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas7$44,2611 year out$46,464$31,000 75University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland10$44,2151 year out—$16,750 76San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California20$44,1401 year out$94,846—77Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania18$44,1371 year out$55,473—78St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota46$44,0201 year out$65,522$24,988 79Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas30$43,9401 year out$56,588$28,775 80Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa27$43,8701 year out—$23,250 81Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio56$43,8401 year out$60,969$26,000 82University of California-IrvineIrvine, California117$43,7661 year out$72,001$13,276 83Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas16$43,7401 year out$61,822$26,000 84University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida55$43,6341 year out—$19,706 85San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California95$43,6031 year out$67,059$17,499 86University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania57$43,5711 year out$71,533$27,000 87University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania6$43,5711 year out$71,533$27,000 88University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, Pennsylvania4$43,5711 year out$71,533$27,000 89University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, Pennsylvania0$43,5711 year out$71,533$27,000 90Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New Jersey10$43,5121 year out$66,546$27,000 91The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas90$43,3831 year out$66,779$18,500 92Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio38$43,3491 year out$71,665$25,751 93Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio0$43,3491 year out$71,665$25,751 94Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0$43,3491 year out$71,665$25,751 95Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0$43,3491 year out$71,665$25,751 96Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio0$43,3491 year out$71,665$25,751 97Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio0$43,3491 year out$71,665$25,751 98California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California97$43,2941 year out$65,641$23,750 99Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois18$43,0611 year out$62,503$23,023 100University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona24$43,0131 year out$74,225$24,245

Associate programs — top 100 of 157 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California64—1 year out——2Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California59—1 year out——3Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California50—1 year out——4Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California48—1 year out——5Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California40—1 year out——6Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California36—1 year out——7Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California31—1 year out——8Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas31—1 year out—$12,412 9Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California28—1 year out——10College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada26—1 year out——11Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas23—1 year out——12Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California22—1 year out——13Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California21—1 year out——14San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California20—1 year out——15Yuba CollegeMarysville, California19—1 year out——16Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California16—1 year out——17Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California15—1 year out——18Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California14—1 year out——19Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California13—1 year out——20Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California12—1 year out——21UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, New Jersey12—1 year out——22Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California11—1 year out——23Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California10—1 year out——24University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio10—1 year out——25Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma10—1 year out——26Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California9—1 year out——27Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana9—1 year out——28El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas9—1 year out——29Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California8—1 year out——30Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California8—1 year out——31Butte CollegeOroville, California7—1 year out——32Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California7—1 year out——33Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California7—1 year out——34Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell, New Jersey7—1 year out——35CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, New York7—1 year out——36Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio7—1 year out——37Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas7—1 year out——38Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, Arkansas6—1 year out——39Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California6—1 year out——40El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California6—1 year out——41Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California6—1 year out——42Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California6—1 year out——43San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California6—1 year out——44Sierra CollegeRocklin, California6—1 year out——45Massasoit Community CollegeBrockton, Massachusetts6—1 year out——46Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——47Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——48Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California5—1 year out——49Chabot CollegeHayward, California5—1 year out——50Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California5—1 year out——51College of the DesertPalm Desert, California5—1 year out——52Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California5—1 year out——53Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California5—1 year out——54Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California5—1 year out——55Merced CollegeMerced, California5—1 year out——56College of the SequoiasVisalia, California5—1 year out——57Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California5—1 year out——58Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi5—1 year out——59CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, New York5—1 year out——60Odessa CollegeOdessa, Texas5—1 year out——61Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah5—1 year out——62Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California4—1 year out——63Cypress CollegeCypress, California4—1 year out——64Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California4—1 year out——65Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan4—1 year out——66Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri4—1 year out——67Rose State CollegeMidwest City, Oklahoma4—1 year out——68Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas4—1 year out——69Lee CollegeBaytown, Texas4—1 year out——70Temple CollegeTemple, Texas4—1 year out——71Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah4—1 year out——72Barstow Community CollegeBarstow, California3—1 year out——73Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California3—1 year out——74Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California3—1 year out——75College of San MateoSan Mateo, California3—1 year out——76Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut3—1 year out——77University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana3—1 year out——78Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts3—1 year out——79Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota3—1 year out——80Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada3—1 year out——81Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland, New Jersey3—1 year out——82San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico3—1 year out——83Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York3—1 year out——84University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, Ohio3—1 year out——85Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——86Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas3—1 year out——87Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas3—1 year out——88St Charles Community CollegeCottleville, Missouri3—1 year out——89Norco CollegeNorco, California3—1 year out——90Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona2—1 year out——91Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona2—1 year out——92Canada CollegeRedwood City, California2—1 year out——93Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California2—1 year out——94San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California2—1 year out——95Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, Georgia2—1 year out——96College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho2—1 year out——97Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa2—1 year out——98Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, Iowa2—1 year out——99Cecil CollegeNorth East, Maryland2—1 year out——100Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts2—1 year 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Certificate programs — 15 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, New York0$29,3391 year out—$13,818 2Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California72—1 year out——3Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California7—1 year out——4Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California7—1 year out——5Corban UniversitySalem, Oregon5—1 year out——6University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin4—1 year out——7Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California3—1 year out——8Ohlone CollegeFremont, California3—1 year out——9Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana3—1 year out——10Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, Michigan3—1 year out——11Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona1—1 year out——12Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California1—1 year out——13Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado1—1 year out——14Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, Georgia1—1 year out——15Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).