Chemistry & biochem at NC State
NC State graduates about 100 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 75th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 42 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 57% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $22 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around NC State
Where chemistry & biochemistry happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Weed Control Laboratory, Don E. Ellis Laboratories, Grinnells Animal Health Laboratory, Weaver Laboratories, Schaub Food Science Building, Pulp and Paper Laboratories;Biltmore Hall, Hodges Wood Products Laboratory, David Clark Laboratories, Burlington Engineering Laboratories, Language and Computer Laboratories, Marye Anne Fox Science Teaching Laboratory, Plant Sciences Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 5 · Library 4 · Dining 2.
Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking
Other strong majors at NC State
- Environmental science 87 · #32
- Engineering (all) 86 · #52
- Languages 84 · #74
- Math & statistics 82 · #76
- Education 82 · #21
- Computer science 81 · #75
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares NC 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.