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Chemistry & biochem at Michigan State

Michigan State graduates about 164 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 106th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 40 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 52% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $163 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1642% of the class
Courses in the catalog40more than 52% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$64,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$163Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1360whole school

Around Michigan State

Sign at Michigan State University Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center.
Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center 1331Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Michigan State University Observatory, 4299 Pavilion Dr, Lansing, Michigan.
Michigan State University Observatory 1290Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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“Back To Our Roots” In Michigan (20180403-OSEC-LSC-1094)Photo: USDAgov · Public domain · source
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has breakfast with students and facul
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Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Geagley Laboratory, Crop and Soil Science Research.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 53 · Academic 10 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. College of the Holy Cross 77
  2. Mount Holyoke College 77
  3. Skidmore College 77
  4. Bryn Mawr College 77
  5. University of California, Irvine 76
  6. University of California, Santa Cruz 76
  7. Clemson University 76
  8. University of Utah 76

Other strong majors at Michigan State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan State 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.

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