Chemistry & biochem at Mizzou
Mizzou graduates about 75 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 172nd of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a strong program at 68 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 47 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 71% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Mizzou
Where chemistry & biochemistry happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Geological Sciences, Capsule Pipeline Research Laboratory, Science Instrument Shop, Life Science Business Incubator, Life Science Service Building, Chemistry Teaching Addition, Veterinary Science, Agriculture Laboratory, Agriculture Science Building, Arts and Science Building, Chemistry Building, Bond Life Sciences Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 137 · Dorm 63 · Student housing 58 · Athletics 16 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.
Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking
Other strong majors at Mizzou
- Communications & media 86 · #43
- Health & pre-med fields 83 · #40
- Business & finance 78 · #81
- Psychology 75 · #114
- Languages 75 · #136
- Political science & IR 74 · #136
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Mizzou 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.