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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College BS in Chemistry

The main focus area for this major is General Chemistry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Chemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in chemistry, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Erie BS in Chemistry

#59 in the U.S
#4 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Penn State Erie was ranked #59 on College Factual's Best Schools for chemistry list. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Erie.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Chemistry Graduates 8
Best Colleges for Chemistry 59
Best Value Colleges for Chemistry 67
Best Chemistry Colleges for Veterans 68
Most Focused Colleges for Chemistry 342
Most Popular Colleges for Chemistry 413

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Chemistry from Penn State Erie Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,250 Average Student Debt

Penn State Erie Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State Erie paid an average of $997 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Erie tuition and fees.

Penn State Erie Chemistry BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Chemistry students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Erie took out an average of $26,250 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,229.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Chemistry From Penn State Erie?

$42,800 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Erie is $42,800 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $35,333.

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Does Penn State Erie Offer an Online BS in Chemistry?

Penn State Erie does not offer an online option for its chemistry bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State Erie Online Learning page.

Penn State Erie Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Chemistry

11 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
45.5% Women
27.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 11 bachelor’s degrees in chemistry handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 45.5% of the chemistry students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is less than the nationwide number of 51.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.3% of the chemistry bachelor’s degrees at Penn State Erie in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in Chemistry Focus Areas at Penn State Erie

Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Chemistry 11

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1
Physics 4

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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