Chemistry & biochem at Maryland
Maryland graduates about 71 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year. That puts it 97th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 38 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 45% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, 1.23× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $113 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Maryland
Where chemistry & biochemistry happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Computer Science Instructional Center, Animal Science Service Building, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building, Chemistry Building, Plant Science Building, Engineering Laboratory Building, Biosciences Research Building, Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering, Institute for Physical Science & Technology, Biomolecular Sciences, Physical Sciences Complex.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dining 11 · Student housing 8 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 6 · Arts 4.
Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking
Other strong majors at Maryland
- Computer science 90 · #33
- Economics 89 · #39
- Engineering (all) 89 · #32
- Math & statistics 88 · #42
- Political science & IR 87 · #47
- Physics & astronomy 87 · #38
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Maryland with every school we score in chemistry & biochemistry. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.