Bachelor's-2% vs national median158 grads tracked
Chemistry at Carleton College
Ranked 159th of 293 bachelor's programs in Chemistry by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,596
middle 50%: $31,470 – $53,040
Median · 5 years out
$64,523
middle 50%: $35,528 – $90,815
Median · 10 years out
$100,117
middle 50%: $73,614 – $159,257
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 earn a median $43k in their first year. After ten years, earnings hit $100k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,639 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Illinois at Springfield
$64,854 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$64,693 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$64,666 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$64,560 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$64,560 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$64,456 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Carleton College
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$102,242 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$79,570 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy (Bachelor's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$71,298 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy and Religious Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out