Bachelor's · Physical Sciences

Chemistry (Bachelor's): earnings by school

259 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$48,530
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$66,077
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,750
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 214 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $60,064 and $73,245. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
College of the Holy Cross MA$51,144$93,122$18,250
The College of New Jersey NJ—$90,396$27,000
Northeastern University MA$84,338$88,364—
New York University NY—$86,197—
University of Connecticut CT$52,672$84,609$17,875
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$52,672$84,609$17,875
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$52,672$84,609$17,875
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$52,672$84,609$17,875
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$52,672$84,609$17,875
University of Delaware DE$62,270$84,428$23,250
University of California-Berkeley CA$57,704$82,386$11,137
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH—$82,185—
Drexel University PA$60,075$82,185$26,378
University of Oregon OR$44,639$81,984—
Salem State University MA—$81,266—
Bridgewater State University MA—$80,287$24,517
California State University-Northridge CA—$79,878—
University of Maryland-College Park MD$52,413$79,869—
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$41,113$79,736$16,750
Rowan University NJ$55,794$79,695$18,985
Willamette University OR—$79,592—
Cornell University NY$47,020$79,311$11,351
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA—$79,043—
Emory University GA—$79,034$12,000
Boise State University ID$43,086$78,901$11,365
Oregon State University OR$52,210$78,417$16,609
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$52,210$78,417$16,609
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA—$78,373$23,198
William & Mary VA—$78,270$18,343
Temple University PA$54,798$78,052$25,000
George Mason University VA$57,323$77,681$21,500
Le Moyne College NY—$77,564—
University of California-San Diego CA$55,576$77,249$13,511
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$52,412$76,978$20,952
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO$48,530$76,759—
Towson University MD$48,259$76,296$20,500
Central Washington University WA—$75,905—
SUNY College at Geneseo NY—$75,893—
University of California-Irvine CA$46,852$74,810$11,000
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$56,258$74,713$14,499
San Diego State University CA$63,412$74,676$19,405
James Madison University VA$56,010$74,631$13,000
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$59,501$74,568$22,000
California State University-Sacramento CA$57,234$74,430—
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University NJ$60,121$74,401$27,000
Montclair State University NJ$60,121$74,401$27,000
Indiana State University IN—$73,623—
University of Kentucky KY$49,502$73,549$15,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$49,342$73,395$25,945
California State University-Stanislaus CA—$73,392—
University of California-Davis CA$51,548$73,365$11,000
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$59,390$73,245$19,750
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$59,390$73,245$19,750
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$59,390$73,245$19,750
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania PA—$73,146—
University of North Alabama AL—$72,885—
Southern Connecticut State University CT$58,970$72,838—
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$53,499$72,302$19,250
University of California-Los Angeles CA$55,575$72,220$12,600
The University of Texas at Austin TX$46,239$72,025$17,184
University of New Haven CT—$72,013—
Stony Brook University NY$42,672$71,783$19,481
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN$42,027$71,634—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$51,268$71,620$15,500
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$42,569$71,615—
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$51,665$71,559$16,500
East Carolina University NC$53,001$71,445$20,377
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$56,661$71,348$13,850
University of Utah UT$51,185$71,276$19,500
Baldwin Wallace University OH—$71,252—
Portland State University OR—$70,948—
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$51,496$70,741$13,625
Texas Tech University TX$58,200$70,673$23,364
Grand Valley State University MI—$70,611—
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL$50,977$70,541—
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford PA$47,559$70,206$27,000
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg PA$47,559$70,206$27,000
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA$47,559$70,206$27,000
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$47,559$70,206$27,000
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$52,720$70,197$18,231
University at Albany NY$56,296$70,124$19,140
Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA—$69,998—
University of Wyoming WY—$69,992—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$55,521$69,662$15,000
Rochester Institute of Technology NY$56,196$68,926$27,000
Weber State University UT—$68,672—
University of Houston TX$47,623$68,504$21,730
University at Buffalo NY$49,562$68,413$16,750
Western Illinois University IL—$68,249—
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$39,025$68,174$15,500
Syracuse University NY$54,129$68,017—
Clemson University SC—$67,996$24,176
California State University-Long Beach CA$52,955$67,818$13,000
Eastern Michigan University MI—$67,767—
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$53,943$67,680$17,000
Wichita State University KS—$67,475—
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$45,179$67,439$19,674
Lewis University IL—$67,006—
Rhode Island College RI$41,435$66,959—
Monmouth University NJ$34,917$66,895$24,250
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith AR—$66,817—
Florida State University FL$44,584$66,724—
University of Arizona AZ$45,779$66,532—
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN$51,480$66,529$23,000
Iowa State University IA$57,526$66,486$19,500
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI$51,524$66,246$21,750
Christopher Newport University VA$51,156$66,171$19,849
Michigan State University MI$46,887$65,983$18,666
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$48,253$65,982$16,648
Kent State University at Kent OH$51,803$65,810$19,500
Georgia Southern University GA$48,846$65,629$22,819
Northern Illinois University IL$51,422$65,611$16,500
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI—$65,591$23,163
University of Northern Colorado CO$44,713$65,414$17,750
Baylor University TX—$65,293—
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI—$65,271—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$48,918$65,230$23,182
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks PA$48,918$65,230$23,182
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$48,918$65,230$23,182
Pennsylvania Western University PA$40,209$65,224$23,875
Northern Kentucky University KY—$65,038—
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$39,779$64,981$11,681
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO—$64,964—
California State University-Fullerton CA$37,661$64,857—
Winona State University MN$57,321$64,760$21,500
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$51,795$64,734$21,000
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$54,555$64,676$12,438
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$54,555$64,676$12,438
University of Illinois Chicago IL$49,268$64,442$16,000
University of California-Riverside CA$51,428$64,131$15,299
Western New England University MA$63,988——
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$65,943$63,882—
University of Southern Mississippi MS—$63,856—
Kalamazoo College MI$39,182$63,824—
The University of Texas at Arlington TX—$63,766—
Ball State University IN$46,417$63,764—
Metropolitan State University MN—$63,580—
Cleveland State University OH—$63,541—
California State University-San Bernardino CA$47,340$63,496—
The University of Texas at Dallas TX—$63,472$22,500
University of North Carolina at Pembroke NC$28,093$63,288$18,995
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA—$63,088$27,000
Wayne State University MI$36,755$63,079$22,000
University of Akron Main Campus OH—$62,661—
Valparaiso University IN$43,402$62,245—
Illinois State University IL—$62,220—
University of Missouri-Columbia MO—$61,884$19,500
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$40,357$61,687$20,954
University of North Texas TX$46,208$61,473$15,000
SUNY Buffalo State University NY$49,655$61,262—
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$40,930$61,089$23,670
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$50,179$61,024$21,726
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$43,629$60,978$19,500
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO$43,040$60,950$18,620
Mercer University GA—$60,696$22,406
Northern Arizona University AZ$46,365$60,630$21,434
CUNY Lehman College NY$36,424$60,413—
Winthrop University SC$50,344$60,324—
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$41,212$60,318$25,000
University of Iowa IA$44,774$60,227$19,750
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH$45,837$60,065$22,576
University of North Georgia GA—$60,064—
University of North Carolina Asheville NC$37,613$60,021—
Pacific Lutheran University WA—$59,993—
West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA$59,968—$24,020
Michigan Technological University MI$59,947——
University of South Florida FL$42,184$59,942$14,250
San Francisco State University CA$58,948——
Georgia Gwinnett College GA$58,837——
Saint Anselm College NH—$58,830$27,000
California State University-Channel Islands CA$56,749$58,498—
Louisiana Tech University LA$53,908$58,492—
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$45,207$58,462$22,135
Texas State University TX$50,927$58,396$24,000
Appalachian State University NC$48,061$58,329$23,157
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$47,828$58,247$15,384
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$47,828$58,247$15,384
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI—$58,170—
East Tennessee State University TN$57,896——
Florida International University FL$28,003$57,788$12,132
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$48,531$57,652$20,000
Sam Houston State University TX$44,957$57,410$26,814
University of Central Florida FL$39,690$57,313$15,181
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$34,095$57,100$9,844
Tennessee Technological University TN$42,000$57,088$17,500
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$44,153$56,984—
University of California-Merced CA$56,039$56,888$11,125
Kennesaw State University GA$51,017$56,784$23,166
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM—$56,319—
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI$56,278—$21,875
University of Florida FL$27,371$56,179$11,250
Western Washington University WA$44,473$55,793$12,000
University of North Florida FL$47,663$55,478—
University of Arkansas AR$34,101$55,467$21,125
Binghamton University NY$51,473$55,167$18,902
Wright State University-Main Campus OH—$55,165—
Boston University MA$55,024—$20,500
University of Southern California CA—$54,966—
CUNY Hunter College NY$32,335$54,699$9,021
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH$48,360$54,576$22,511
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$48,360$54,576$22,511
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$48,360$54,576$22,511
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$48,360$54,576$22,511
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$48,360$54,576$22,511
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH$48,360$54,576$22,511
University of Central Arkansas AR—$53,755—
University of West Georgia GA—$53,575$25,250
University of Mary Washington VA$53,569——
Georgia State University GA$37,418$53,430$25,104
University of Georgia GA$53,280—$20,144
Lindenwood University MO$53,266——
Beloit College WI$53,101——
Northeastern Illinois University IL$53,039——
University of Houston-Downtown TX$52,996—$15,354
University of Colorado Boulder CO$52,502—$25,000
Eastern Kentucky University KY$45,775$52,216$21,035
John Carroll University OH$52,215——
University of San Francisco CA$51,935——
California State University-Los Angeles CA$45,033$51,747—
University of Kansas KS$51,584——
St. John's University-New York NY—$51,414—
Fort Lewis College CO—$51,332—
Western Carolina University NC$43,593$51,213$24,605
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR$25,294$51,178—
Williams College MA$45,486$51,050—
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao PR$22,924$50,727—
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA$46,755$50,579—
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey PR—$50,128—
St Olaf College MN$50,048—$24,500
Northwest Missouri State University MO$49,723—$19,500
Princeton University NJ$49,184——
Xavier University of Louisiana LA—$48,508$24,816
Lake Superior State University MI$48,291——
West Virginia University Institute of Technology WV$47,805—$9,000
West Virginia University WV$47,805—$9,000
Skidmore College NY$47,621——
University of Memphis TN$51,986$46,490$14,000
Hope College MI$45,687—$21,934
California State University-Fresno CA$42,374$45,522—
Western Kentucky University KY$44,752——
Montana State University MT$44,721—$20,000
Smith College MA$44,531—$8,000
College of Charleston SC$44,523——
Radford University VA$44,506——
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$44,042—$17,921
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras PR—$43,731—
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$43,479—$21,000
Whitworth University WA$42,773—$26,672
University of Nevada-Reno NV$42,648—$20,472
Marshall University WV$41,060—$13,087
University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA$40,820——
Florida Atlantic University FL$40,637—$17,864
University of Mississippi MS$39,646——
Prairie View A & M University TX$36,940—$20,298
West Texas A & M University TX$36,299——
Auburn University at Montgomery AL$35,330——
Sonoma State University CA$34,134——
Macalester College MN$32,245——
CUNY Brooklyn College NY$22,240——