Chemistry & biochem at Ohio State
Ohio State graduates about 169 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 58th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $38 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Ohio State
Where chemistry & biochemistry happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bulk Chemical Warehouse, Andelyn Biosciences, ElectroScience Laboratory Complex, Animal Science Building, Parker Food Science and Technology Building, Goss Laboratory, Biological Science Building, Prior Health Sciences Library, Caldwell Laboratory, Dreese Laboratories.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 63 · Athletics 21 · Dorm 6 · Student housing 6 · Library 5 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking
Other strong majors at Ohio State
- Math & statistics 87 · #45
- Engineering (all) 87 · #42
- Business & finance 87 · #25
- Biology 85 · #39
- Health & pre-med fields 85 · #30
- Physics & astronomy 84 · #60
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Ohio 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.