WhatGradsMake

What Chemistry grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $65,938 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1SUNY College at PurchaseNY$37,592$96,310+46%
2Sacred Heart UniversityCT$35,757$92,387$110,004+40%
3University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX$52,165$91,143$79,787+38%
4Virginia Military InstituteVA$47,705$84,159$91,987+28%
5Brigham Young University - IdahoID$43,722$80,325$107,201+22%
6University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$50,791$79,564$99,848+21%
7University of Houston - Clear LakeTX$64,818$79,444$112,007+20%
8Nicholls State UniversityLA$41,244$79,314$102,218+20%
9Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$44,398$78,757$129,686+19%
10Worcester State UniversityMA$46,207$78,439$112,007+19%
11University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$48,984$77,430$110,938+17%
12State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$34,840$76,644$104,958+16%
13West Texas A&M UniversityTX$36,412$76,487$96,791+16%
14University of HoustonTX$45,985$76,204$103,788+16%
15University of Houston - DowntownTX$46,663$75,634$113,650+15%
16Western Connecticut State UniversityCT$43,722$75,391$110,705+14%
17University of Wisconsin - ParksideWI$52,893$75,329$94,989+14%
18Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$43,416$75,209$100,284+14%
19University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$51,223$74,872+14%
20Indiana University - NorthwestIN$45,300$74,872$148,888+14%
21University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$41,887$74,768$101,595+13%
22Butler UniversityIN$44,398$74,168+12%
23University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$45,836$74,062$108,676+12%
24University of RichmondVA$38,967$74,015$114,157+12%
25Fairmont State UniversityWV$43,384$73,904+12%
26University of ConnecticutCT$47,119$73,855$105,599+12%
27University of Saint ThomasMN$39,731$73,565$126,300+12%
28University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA$44,398$73,521+12%
29Randolph - Macon CollegeVA$47,939$73,442$97,476+11%
30Texas State UniversityTX$45,751$73,376$88,374+11%
31Western Colorado UniversityCO$33,505$73,271+11%
32University of Texas at AustinTX$50,433$73,122$110,564+11%
33University of New HavenCT$43,768$72,884+11%
34University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$45,420$72,685$113,607+10%
35Purdue University NorthwestIN$46,777$72,585$98,712+10%
36Bridgewater State UniversityMA$47,631$72,371$96,791+10%
37Portland State UniversityOR$45,187$72,322$88,240+10%
38SUNY College at GeneseoNY$38,573$72,189$109,303+9%
39University of IndianapolisIN$40,037$72,095+9%
40Lamar UniversityTX$41,424$72,014$112,807+9%
41University of MichiganMI$44,398$71,863$98,792+9%
42State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$40,927$71,823$105,760+9%
43CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$38,875$71,728$70,298+9%
44Binghamton UniversityNY$36,997$71,662$108,729+9%
45Emory & Henry CollegeVA$43,948$71,441$94,389+8%
46Miami UniversityOH$44,886$71,338$124,500+8%
47Dalton State CollegeGA$50,831$71,298+8%
48Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$45,086$71,002$108,715+8%
49Concord UniversityWV$49,855$70,870$102,156+7%
50Shenandoah UniversityVA$33,666$70,870$84,962+7%
51University of UtahUT$45,428$70,549$103,464+7%
52Colorado School of MinesCO$47,521$70,527$90,114+7%
53Southern Utah UniversityUT$41,887$70,527+7%
54Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$46,435$70,402$106,041+7%
55Framingham State UniversityMA$47,270$70,298+7%
56Winona State UniversityMN$43,820$70,298$92,673+7%
57Hanover CollegeIN$50,676$70,012+6%
58University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$47,990$69,841$101,595+6%
59Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$43,236$69,841$95,510+6%
60McNeese State UniversityLA$40,113$69,841$94,389+6%
61University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$42,923$69,368$91,987+5%
62Illinois State UniversityIL$45,961$69,351$88,583+5%
63Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$37,769$69,325$101,595+5%
64Hampden Sydney CollegeVA$56,877$69,154$82,300+5%
65Monmouth CollegeIL$45,751$69,154$91,987+5%
66University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$45,075$69,154+5%
67Indiana University SoutheastIN$43,047$69,154$84,610+5%
68Columbus State UniversityGA$41,326$69,154$80,325+5%
69University of MaineME$39,793$69,154+5%
70Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA$38,416$69,154$120,903+5%
71Sam Houston State UniversityTX$45,878$68,957$93,504+5%
72Millikin UniversityIL$49,328$68,911$108,321+5%
73Texas Tech UniversityTX$40,992$68,867$94,869+4%
74Concordia College - MoorheadMN$34,057$68,782$134,767+4%
75University of ToledoOH$37,592$68,731$93,054+4%
76Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$45,571$68,702$91,987+4%
77College of Saint BenedictMN$39,425$68,626+4%
78George Mason UniversityVA$41,544$68,450$111,405+4%
79Texas A&M UniversityTX$45,005$68,415$104,398+4%
80West Virginia UniversityWV$43,848$68,397$103,319+4%
81Lewis UniversityIL$43,948$68,291$94,656+4%
82Western Oregon UniversityOR$37,821$68,249$83,557+4%
83Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$42,330$68,232$109,070+3%
84Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$41,517$67,967$104,117+3%
85SUNY College of Environment Science & ForestryNY$37,984$67,887$84,962+3%
86University of AlabamaAL$43,722$67,826$137,460+3%
87Bethel UniversityMN$31,317$67,797$125,175+3%
88CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$34,332$67,636$108,710+3%
89Bemidji State UniversityMN$38,325$67,570$85,242+2%
90Ohio UniversityOH$43,293$67,539$95,890+2%
91University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$45,037$67,530$94,148+2%
92University of VirginiaVA$37,912$67,419$116,020+2%
93Midwestern State UniversityTX$45,014$67,394$96,791+2%
94Purdue UniversityIN$47,602$67,351$96,530+2%
95Tarleton State UniversityTX$46,845$67,254$94,869+2%
96Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend CollegePA$40,588$67,254$96,791+2%
97James Madison UniversityVA$41,799$67,222$112,407+2%
98Wheaton CollegeIL$43,347$67,204$116,180+2%
99Northern Illinois UniversityIL$44,619$67,157$90,434+2%
100University of Arizona (The)AZ$40,883$67,147$105,866+2%
101Ohio State University (The)OH$43,452$67,142$105,399+2%
102Cleveland State UniversityOH$45,615$67,095$88,708+2%
103University of Illinois ChicagoIL$37,041$67,075$98,203+2%
104Augsburg UniversityMN$38,509$67,042$91,987+2%
105Saint Olaf CollegeMN$39,634$67,022$111,589+2%
106Ball State UniversityIN$41,244$66,955$88,896+2%
107Saint John's UniversityMN$43,047$66,891$110,004+1%
108Loyola University ChicagoIL$37,187$66,799$104,398+1%
109Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$39,919$66,779$94,732+1%
110Clemson UniversitySC$42,918$66,757$89,458+1%
111University of OklahomaOK$34,351$66,746$110,004+1%
112University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$51,480$66,741$94,204+1%
113State University of New York at AlbanyNY$38,967$66,717$91,752+1%
114Georgia Institute of TechnologyGA$44,502$66,665$101,595+1%
115Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$43,545$66,546$91,987+1%
116North Carolina State UniversityNC$45,225$66,463$96,354+1%
117CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$35,340$66,461$108,803+1%
118North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC$38,967$66,338$70,135+1%
119City College of New York - CUNYNY$39,021$66,273$100,153+1%
120University of Wisconsin - LaCrosseWI$47,163$66,213$91,1430%
121Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$42,081$65,986$90,7220%
122Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$41,382$65,986$95,5900%
123University of Southern IndianaIN$41,326$65,986$87,3510%
124Erskine CollegeSC$40,680$65,986$104,7980%
125Indiana State UniversityIN$39,827$65,986$99,6740%
126Georgia College & State UniversityGA$38,623$65,986$112,8070%
127Angelo State UniversityTX$36,110$65,986$90,9330%
128State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$31,537$65,986$85,6640%
129Georgia Southern UniversityGA$41,695$65,938$85,7820%
130University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$42,341$65,864$81,6710%
131University of OregonOR$43,561$65,828$96,1900%
132University of CincinnatiOH$43,913$65,800$91,3850%
133University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleWI$47,435$65,748$81,8810%
134Marshall UniversityWV$34,955$65,698$98,8920%
135University of New Orleans (The)LA$41,818$65,634$106,0800%
136College of CharlestonSC$36,215$65,620$92,1870%
137East Carolina UniversityNC$41,177$65,566$92,501-1%
138Chicago State UniversityIL$39,360$65,563$82,479-1%
139Wright State UniversityOH$38,661$65,534$91,460-1%
140University of Colorado DenverCO$40,493$65,458$91,518-1%
141Oregon State UniversityOR$43,104$65,443$87,928-1%
142University of Central MissouriMO$41,964$65,353$103,997-1%
143University of Akron (The)OH$49,482$65,194$83,557-1%
144Weber State UniversityUT$46,359$65,194-1%
145University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$44,398$65,194$91,565-1%
146Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$42,146$65,194$75,158-1%
147State University of New York at OneontaNY$39,184$65,194$93,297-1%
148Youngstown State UniversityOH$35,069$65,074$140,852-1%
149University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$37,451$65,007$95,254-1%
150University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$40,029$64,998$107,701-1%
151Texas Southern UniversityTX$39,081$64,996$88,193-1%
152Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$37,379$64,930$98,163-2%
153University of Illinois at SpringfieldIL$38,967$64,854$81,295-2%
154Elmhurst UniversityIL$48,487$64,718$88,826-2%
155Appalachian State UniversityNC$41,244$64,693$87,772-2%
156Wofford CollegeSC$45,751$64,666$112,107-2%
157University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$49,855$64,560$91,987-2%
158University of Minnesota DuluthMN$36,609$64,560$84,761-2%
159Carleton CollegeMN$42,596$64,523$100,117-2%
160University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$41,115$64,456$83,557-2%
161University of Texas at DallasTX$45,979$64,402$100,908-2%
162University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI$44,897$64,402$70,625-2%
163Hamline UniversityMN$43,047$64,402-2%
164Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityOK$38,967$64,402-2%
165SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$35,872$64,402-2%
166Kent State UniversityOH$39,333$64,274$107,861-3%
167Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$39,129$64,257$91,284-3%
168College of William & MaryVA$37,276$64,175$102,715-3%
169Bridgewater CollegeVA$35,757$64,175-3%
170University of Texas at TylerTX$45,451$64,138$72,585-3%
171Metropolitan State UniversityMN$45,751$64,085-3%
172University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$38,771$63,989$88,155-3%
173Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$38,820$63,959$91,460-3%
174Shawnee State UniversityOH$57,471$63,874-3%
175Lander UniversitySC$43,170$63,826$76,015-3%
176Arizona State UniversityAZ$40,829$63,698$91,723-3%
177Radford UniversityVA$38,573$63,651$100,794-3%
178Valparaiso UniversityIN$38,279$63,610-4%
179Kennesaw State UniversityGA$40,098$63,563$87,070-4%
180South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySD$34,376$63,563$98,392-4%
181Valdosta State UniversityGA$36,215$63,533$92,948-4%
182University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI$44,219$63,522$76,435-4%
183State University of New York at New PaltzNY$37,984$63,451$94,389-4%
184Western Illinois UniversityIL$39,769$63,384$79,157-4%
185University of Northern ColoradoCO$38,396$63,384$78,110-4%
186University of Colorado BoulderCO$42,246$63,346$90,143-4%
187University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$40,970$63,301$88,223-4%
188St. Cloud State UniversityMN$48,258$63,270$106,266-4%
189University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$44,295$63,151$92,981-4%
190Purdue University Fort WayneIN$48,199$63,082$83,557-4%
191Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$40,233$62,942$86,495-5%
192Salem State UniversityMA$48,213$62,818-5%
193Winthrop UniversitySC$44,688$62,818$81,043-5%
194Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$42,785$62,818$80,763-5%
195SUNY CortlandNY$41,079$62,818-5%
196Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX$32,883$62,818$77,273-5%
197University of South DakotaSD$31,679$62,818$104,958-5%
198University of IowaIA$43,119$62,698$90,670-5%
199University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$36,628$62,535$98,292-5%
200University of WyomingWY$45,334$62,520$94,869-5%
201Colorado State UniversityCO$40,342$62,468$99,377-5%
202University of GeorgiaGA$37,592$62,462$97,248-5%
203State University of New York at BuffaloNY$38,136$62,452$97,908-5%
204Northeastern State UniversityOK$50,129$62,446-5%
205University of Texas at San AntonioTX$44,607$62,421$91,221-5%
206Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton RougeLA$42,146$62,393$82,479-5%
207St. Catherine UniversityMN$37,247$62,393$104,958-5%
208Truman State UniversityMO$39,833$62,224$90,837-6%
209Christopher Newport UniversityVA$40,944$62,192$89,880-6%
210SUNY College at BrockportNY$43,722$62,132$76,435-6%
211Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical UniversityTX$34,211$62,075-6%
212Bowling Green State UniversityOH$40,342$62,007$86,799-6%
213University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$40,208$61,944$91,490-6%
214University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$31,991$61,867$89,880-6%
215Furman UniversitySC$37,379$61,793$101,595-6%
216Albany State UniversityGA$35,391$61,630$77,524-7%
217State University of New York College at PotsdamNY$34,840$61,630$78,278-7%
218Georgia State UniversityGA$35,020$61,585$87,147-7%
219University of North TexasTX$40,897$61,580$92,521-7%
220Texas Woman's UniversityTX$37,763$61,545$79,032-7%
221Utah Valley UniversityUT$46,055$61,498-7%
222University of South Carolina - AikenSC$41,115$61,498$79,787-7%
223Augusta UniversityGA$41,887$61,332$75,329-7%
224CUNY York CollegeNY$34,546$61,332$97,992-7%
225Eureka CollegeIL$29,807$61,332$88,826-7%
226University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$38,330$61,283$89,325-7%
227Missouri State UniversityMO$32,726$61,218$88,826-7%
228Old Dominion UniversityVA$44,767$61,121$79,787-7%
229University of Montana (The)MT$38,861$61,121$82,185-7%
230North Carolina Central UniversityNC$41,695$60,961$79,787-8%
231Southern Oregon UniversityOR$40,460$60,837$93,733-8%
232Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$42,192$60,761$81,295-8%
233University of Northern IowaIA$44,644$60,696$79,247-8%
234Louisiana State University in ShreveportLA$43,047$60,590-8%
235DePaul UniversityIL$45,751$60,272$96,105-9%
236Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$40,342$60,118$83,557-9%
237University of Central OklahomaOK$35,940$60,118-9%
238Newberry CollegeSC$44,087$59,848$64,718-9%
239Longwood UniversityVA$42,423$59,848$98,592-9%
240Louisiana Tech UniversityLA$39,104$59,848$112,807-9%
241Spelman CollegeGA$34,840$59,848-9%
242Hampton UniversityVA$34,473$59,848$98,101-9%
243Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO$43,170$59,600$90,933-10%
244University of Mary WashingtonVA$39,857$59,517$91,385-10%
245Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMN$44,502$59,422$82,300-10%
246Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$43,433$59,253$98,163-10%
247University of Wisconsin - SuperiorWI$32,438$59,253$64,402-10%
248Norfolk State UniversityVA$30,177$59,253$78,278-10%
249Roanoke CollegeVA$48,852$58,998$84,610-11%
250Eastern Oregon UniversityOR$38,967$58,858$85,364-11%
251Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityOK$38,279$58,858-11%
252University of North GeorgiaGA$37,592$58,858$79,787-11%
253Adams State UniversityCO$36,980$58,858$79,787-11%
254Macalester CollegeMN$41,054$58,734$94,389-11%
255Black Hills State UniversitySD$33,791$58,734$73,014-11%
256Berry CollegeGA$29,336$58,637$104,398-11%
257Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO$39,884$58,476$86,835-11%
258South Dakota State UniversitySD$38,738$58,363$79,368-11%
259University of Texas at El PasoTX$36,296$58,363$75,158-11%
260Georgia Southwestern State UniversityGA$39,731$57,867$91,987-12%
261Western Carolina UniversityNC$35,986$57,663$74,805-13%
262Northern State UniversitySD$40,883$57,619-13%
263University of North Carolina AshevilleNC$35,978$57,334$100,994-13%
264University of West GeorgiaGA$37,853$57,265$88,155-13%
265Missouri Western State UniversityMO$38,649$57,124$88,614-13%
266University of Minnesota MorrisMN$36,433$57,124$86,367-13%
267Colorado State University-PuebloCO$39,919$56,877$82,872-14%
268Utah State UniversityUT$39,119$56,877-14%
269University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$38,050$56,877$76,015-14%
270SUNY at FredoniaNY$33,772$56,563$90,582-14%
271Agnes Scott CollegeGA$37,592$56,524-14%
272Fort Valley State UniversityGA$33,209$56,312$86,367-15%
273Virginia State UniversityVA$39,593$55,935$77,093-15%
274Montana State University BozemanMT$34,622$55,699$85,137-16%
275Cameron UniversityOK$38,509$55,665-16%
276Montana Technological UniversityMT$31,905$55,464$83,557-16%
277Texas A&M International UniversityTX$31,679$55,181$99,192-16%
278University of North Carolina at PembrokeNC$34,915$54,829$73,042-17%
279University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$34,630$54,365$91,385-18%
280Grambling State UniversityLA$37,247$54,252$63,346-18%
281College of Saint ScholasticaMN$33,078$54,051-18%
282University of Hawaii at HiloHI$27,709$53,578-19%
283Francis Marion UniversitySC$40,944$53,343$70,870-19%
284Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$37,041$53,343$92,521-19%
285Savannah State UniversityGA$42,660$51,994$79,787-21%
286Fort Lewis CollegeCO$38,050$51,929$83,557-21%
287Winston-Salem State UniversityNC$31,679$51,694$67,887-22%
288University of LynchburgVA$47,119$51,223$61,332-22%
289Fayetteville State UniversityNC$34,840$50,539$98,392-23%
290South Carolina State UniversitySC$25,070$50,441$73,271-23%
291CUNY Queens CollegeNY$39,655$50,311$86,086-24%
292Elizabeth City State UniversityNC$31,317$47,939$74,301-27%
293College of Staten Island/CUNYNY$33,582$44,398-33%
294Liberty UniversityVA$54,051
295Randolph CollegeVA$51,223$77,901
296Clayton State UniversityGA$47,802
297Sweet Briar CollegeVA$47,392$71,441
298Georgia Gwinnett CollegeGA$47,119
299University of South Carolina UpstateSC$46,055
300Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL$45,751
301Ferrum CollegeVA$45,075
302Indiana University - South BendIN$43,647$89,880
303Missouri Southern State UniversityMO$43,047
304University of Louisiana at MonroeLA$40,342
305Dominican UniversityIL$37,592
306Columbia CollegeSC$37,198

Associate

national median $57,867 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Saint Philip's CollegeTX$45,751$79,787+38%
2San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX$40,342$63,029$89,880+9%
3Salt Lake Community CollegeUT$34,162$59,353+3%
4Sinclair Community CollegeOH$48,487$57,8670%
5Blinn CollegeTX$30,192$57,867$91,9870%
6University of CincinnatiOH$30,620$54,051-7%
7South Texas CollegeTX$30,731$50,129$69,154-13%
8Del Mar CollegeTX$30,681$48,487-16%
9Casper CollegeWY$43,948
10Austin Community CollegeTX$39,655