Bachelor's+1% vs national median242 grads tracked
Chemistry at Georgia Institute of Technology
Ranked 114th of 293 bachelor's programs in Chemistry by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,502
middle 50%: $28,818 – $58,476
Median · 5 years out
$66,665
middle 50%: $51,223 – $86,533
Median · 10 years out
$101,595
middle 50%: $66,382 – $147,305
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Chemistry (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Chemistry graduates from Georgia Tech see a first-year median salary of $44.5k. This figure rises to $101.6k after ten years of experience.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,339 total interest
Same major at other universities
Loyola University Chicago
$66,799 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$66,757 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$66,746 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$66,717 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$66,546 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$66,463 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$66,461 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$66,338 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$66,273 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$66,213 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Georgia Institute of Technology
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,469 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,361 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$169,882 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$167,408 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$148,445 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$147,366 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$138,294 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$131,944 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$125,377 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$118,129 · 5 yrs out