Chemistry & biochem at UConn
UConn graduates about 42 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year. That puts it 124th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 39 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 48% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $85,000 four years out, 1.30× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UConn
Where chemistry & biochemistry happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science 1 Research Building, Edward V. Gant Science Complex, George Safford Torrey Life Sciences Building, Wilbur O. Atwater Laboratory, Chemistry Building, Engineering Science Building, Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory, Bio Science Complex, David C. Phillips Communication Sciences Building, Biobehavioral Science Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 64 · Academic 60 · Student housing 19 · Athletics 11 · Arts 9 · Chapel 8.
Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking
Other strong majors at UConn
- Communications & media 89 · #20
- Health & pre-med fields 88 · #12
- Biology 85 · #39
- Psychology 83 · #44
- Nursing 83 · #19
- Environmental science 83 · #55
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UConn 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.