Chemistry: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of chemistry graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 199 colleges. National median: $48,530, rising to $66,532 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Northeastern University	MA	$84,338	$88,364	—
2	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$65,943	$63,882	—
3	Western New England University	MA	$63,988	—	—
4	San Diego State University	CA	$63,412	$74,676	$19,405
5	University of Delaware	DE	$62,270	$84,428	$23,250
6	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University	NJ	$60,121	$74,401	$27,000
7	Montclair State University	NJ	$60,121	$74,401	$27,000
8	Drexel University	PA	$60,075	$82,185	$26,378
9	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	$59,968	—	$24,020
10	Michigan Technological University	MI	$59,947	—	—
11	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$59,501	$74,568	$22,000
12	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$59,390	$73,245	$19,750
13	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$59,390	$73,245	$19,750
14	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$59,390	$73,245	$19,750
15	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	$58,970	$72,838	—
16	San Francisco State University	CA	$58,948	—	—
17	Georgia Gwinnett College	GA	$58,837	—	—
18	Texas Tech University	TX	$58,200	$70,673	$23,364
19	East Tennessee State University	TN	$57,896	$77,227	—
20	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$57,704	$82,386	$11,137
21	Iowa State University	IA	$57,526	$66,486	$19,500
22	George Mason University	VA	$57,323	$77,681	$21,500
23	Winona State University	MN	$57,321	$64,760	$21,500
24	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$57,234	$74,430	—
25	California State University-Channel Islands	CA	$56,749	$58,498	—
26	University of California-Santa Cruz	CA	$56,661	$71,348	$13,850
27	University at Albany	NY	$56,296	$70,124	$19,140
28	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	WI	$56,278	—	$21,875
29	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$56,258	$74,713	$14,499
30	Rochester Institute of Technology	NY	$56,196	$68,926	$27,000
31	University of California-Merced	CA	$56,039	$56,888	$11,125
32	James Madison University	VA	$56,010	$74,631	$13,000
33	Rowan University	NJ	$55,794	$79,695	$18,985
34	University of California-San Diego	CA	$55,576	$77,249	$13,511
35	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$55,575	$72,220	$12,600
36	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$55,521	$69,662	$15,000
37	Boston University	MA	$55,024	—	$20,500
38	Temple University	PA	$54,798	$78,052	$25,000
39	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$54,555	$64,676	$12,438
40	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$54,555	$64,676	$12,438
41	Syracuse University	NY	$54,129	$68,017	—
42	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$53,943	$67,680	$17,000
43	Louisiana Tech University	LA	$53,908	$58,492	—
44	University of Mary Washington	VA	$53,569	—	—
45	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$53,499	$72,302	$19,250
46	University of Georgia	GA	$53,280	$91,858	$20,144
47	Lindenwood University	MO	$53,266	$91,131	—
48	Beloit College	WI	$53,101	$71,765	—
49	Northeastern Illinois University	IL	$53,039	—	—
50	East Carolina University	NC	$53,001	$71,445	$20,377
51	University of Houston-Downtown	TX	$52,996	$79,423	$15,354
52	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$52,955	$67,818	$13,000
53	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$52,720	$70,197	$18,231
54	University of Connecticut	CT	$52,672	$84,609	$17,875
55	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$52,672	$84,609	$17,875
56	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$52,672	$84,609	$17,875
57	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$52,672	$84,609	$17,875
58	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$52,672	$84,609	$17,875
59	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$52,502	—	$25,000
60	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$52,413	$79,869	—
61	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$52,412	$76,978	$20,952
62	John Carroll University	OH	$52,215	$63,131	—
63	Oregon State University	OR	$52,210	$78,417	$16,609
64	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	$52,210	$78,417	$16,609
65	University of Memphis	TN	$51,986	$46,490	$14,000
66	University of San Francisco	CA	$51,935	—	—
67	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$51,803	$65,810	$19,500
68	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$51,795	$64,734	$21,000
69	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$51,665	$71,559	$16,500
70	University of Kansas	KS	$51,584	—	—
71	University of California-Davis	CA	$51,548	$73,365	$11,000
72	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	WI	$51,524	$66,246	$21,750
73	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	$51,496	$70,741	$13,625
74	University of Minnesota-Duluth	MN	$51,480	$66,529	$23,000
75	Binghamton University	NY	$51,473	$55,167	$18,902
76	University of California-Riverside	CA	$51,428	$64,131	$15,299
77	Northern Illinois University	IL	$51,422	$65,611	$16,500
78	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$51,268	$71,620	$15,500
79	University of Utah	UT	$51,185	$71,276	$19,500
80	Christopher Newport University	VA	$51,156	$66,171	$19,849
81	College of the Holy Cross	MA	$51,144	$93,122	$18,250
82	Kennesaw State University	GA	$51,017	$56,784	$23,166
83	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	$50,977	$70,541	—
84	Texas State University	TX	$50,927	$58,396	$24,000
85	Winthrop University	SC	$50,344	$60,324	—
86	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$50,179	$61,024	$21,726
87	St Olaf College	MN	$50,048	$69,150	$24,500
88	Northwest Missouri State University	MO	$49,723	$63,314	$19,500
89	SUNY Buffalo State University	NY	$49,655	$61,262	—
90	University at Buffalo	NY	$49,562	$68,413	$16,750
91	University of Kentucky	KY	$49,502	$73,549	$15,000
92	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	$49,342	$73,395	$25,945
93	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$49,268	$64,442	$16,000
94	Princeton University	NJ	$49,184	—	—
95	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	$48,918	$65,230	$23,182
96	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	PA	$48,918	$65,230	$23,182
97	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$48,918	$65,230	$23,182
98	Georgia Southern University	GA	$48,846	$65,629	$22,819
99	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$48,531	$57,652	$20,000
100	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$48,530	$76,759	—
101	Ohio University-Eastern Campus	OH	$48,360	$54,576	$22,511
102	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	OH	$48,360	$54,576	$22,511
103	Ohio University-Southern Campus	OH	$48,360	$54,576	$22,511
104	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	OH	$48,360	$54,576	$22,511
105	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$48,360	$54,576	$22,511
106	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	OH	$48,360	$54,576	$22,511
107	Lake Superior State University	MI	$48,291	—	—
108	Towson University	MD	$48,259	$76,296	$20,500
109	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	$48,253	$65,982	$16,648
110	Appalachian State University	NC	$48,061	$58,329	$23,157
111	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$47,828	$58,247	$15,384
112	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$47,828	$58,247	$15,384
113	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	WV	$47,805	$69,466	$9,000
114	West Virginia University	WV	$47,805	$69,466	$9,000
115	University of North Florida	FL	$47,663	$55,478	—
116	University of Houston	TX	$47,623	$68,504	$21,730
117	Skidmore College	NY	$47,621	—	—
118	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	PA	$47,559	$70,206	$27,000
119	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	PA	$47,559	$70,206	$27,000
120	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	$47,559	$70,206	$27,000
121	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	$47,559	$70,206	$27,000
122	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	$47,340	$63,496	—
123	Cornell University	NY	$47,020	$79,311	$11,351
124	Michigan State University	MI	$46,887	$65,983	$18,666
125	University of California-Irvine	CA	$46,852	$74,810	$11,000
126	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	CA	$46,755	$50,579	—
127	Ball State University	IN	$46,417	$63,764	—
128	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$46,365	$60,630	$21,434
129	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$46,239	$72,025	$17,184
130	University of North Texas	TX	$46,208	$61,473	$15,000
131	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$45,837	$60,065	$22,576
132	University of Arizona	AZ	$45,779	$66,532	—
133	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	$45,775	$52,216	$21,035
134	Hope College	MI	$45,687	—	$21,934
135	Williams College	MA	$45,486	$51,050	—
136	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$45,207	$58,462	$22,135
137	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$45,179	$67,439	$19,674
138	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$45,033	$51,747	—
139	Sam Houston State University	TX	$44,957	$57,410	$26,814
140	University of Iowa	IA	$44,774	$60,227	$19,750
141	Western Kentucky University	KY	$44,752	$60,051	—
142	Montana State University	MT	$44,721	—	$20,000
143	University of Northern Colorado	CO	$44,713	$65,414	$17,750
144	University of Oregon	OR	$44,639	$81,984	—
145	Florida State University	FL	$44,584	$66,724	—
146	Smith College	MA	$44,531	—	$8,000
147	College of Charleston	SC	$44,523	—	—
148	Radford University	VA	$44,506	$55,725	—
149	Western Washington University	WA	$44,473	$55,793	$12,000
150	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$44,153	$56,984	—
151	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$44,042	$65,586	$17,921
152	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$43,629	$60,978	$19,500
153	Western Carolina University	NC	$43,593	$51,213	$24,605
154	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$43,479	$106,312	$21,000
155	Valparaiso University	IN	$43,402	$62,245	—
156	Boise State University	ID	$43,086	$78,901	$11,365
157	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	$43,040	$60,950	$18,620
158	Whitworth University	WA	$42,773	—	$26,672
159	Stony Brook University	NY	$42,672	$71,783	$19,481
160	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$42,648	$67,462	$20,472
161	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	$42,569	$71,615	—
162	California State University-Fresno	CA	$42,374	$45,522	—
163	University of South Florida	FL	$42,184	$59,942	$14,250
164	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	TN	$42,027	$71,634	—
165	Tennessee Technological University	TN	$42,000	$57,088	$17,500
166	Rhode Island College	RI	$41,435	$66,959	—
167	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$41,212	$60,318	$25,000
168	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$41,113	$79,736	$16,750
169	Marshall University	WV	$41,060	$67,240	$13,087
170	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$40,930	$61,089	$23,670
171	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	LA	$40,820	$55,485	—
172	Florida Atlantic University	FL	$40,637	$63,583	$17,864
173	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$40,357	$61,687	$20,954
174	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	$40,209	$65,224	$23,875
175	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$39,779	$64,981	$11,681
176	University of Central Florida	FL	$39,690	$57,313	$15,181
177	University of Mississippi	MS	$39,646	—	—
178	Kalamazoo College	MI	$39,182	$63,824	—
179	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	$39,025	$68,174	$15,500
180	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$37,661	$64,857	—
181	University of North Carolina Asheville	NC	$37,613	$60,021	—
182	Georgia State University	GA	$37,418	$53,430	$25,104
183	Prairie View A & M University	TX	$36,940	—	$20,298
184	Wayne State University	MI	$36,755	$63,079	$22,000
185	CUNY Lehman College	NY	$36,424	$60,413	—
186	West Texas A & M University	TX	$36,299	—	—
187	Auburn University at Montgomery	AL	$35,330	—	—
188	Monmouth University	NJ	$34,917	$66,895	$24,250
189	Sonoma State University	CA	$34,134	—	—
190	University of Arkansas	AR	$34,101	$55,467	$21,125
191	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	$34,095	$57,100	$9,844
192	CUNY Hunter College	NY	$32,335	$54,699	$9,021
193	Macalester College	MN	$32,245	—	—
194	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	NC	$28,093	$63,288	$18,995
195	Florida International University	FL	$28,003	$57,788	$12,132
196	University of Florida	FL	$27,371	$56,179	$11,250
197	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	PR	$25,294	$51,178	—
198	University of Puerto Rico-Humacao	PR	$22,924	$50,727	—
199	CUNY Brooklyn College	NY	$22,240	$67,436	—

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do chemistry graduates earn?

The median college reports $48,530 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in chemistry and $66,532 four years after. The highest is $84,338 at Northeastern University.

How much student debt do chemistry graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $19,849 at the typical college.