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Chemistry & biochem at UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst graduates about 210 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 43rd of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $78,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $21 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#43 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year2103% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$78,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$21Ma year, NSF
Admit rate60%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1480whole school

Around UMass Amherst

Me (Cathy Setzer), Cornel West and a large piece of pizza. I work for APSA, and
Cornel happens to love pizzaPhoto: DCist · CC BY 2.0 · source
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Waiting for Bernie (23506174334)Photo: Steven Brewer from Amherst, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Fine Arts Center door
Fine Arts Center door - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Old Chapel steeple
Old Chapel steeple - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Physical Sciences Building, School of Public Health & Health Sciences Hub, Computer Science Laboratories, Computer Science Building, Engineering Laboratory, Life Science Laboratories, Integrated Sciences Building, Chenoweth Laboratory, Sustainable Engineering Laboratories, Goessmann Laboratory, Hasbrouck Laboratory, Paige Laboratory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 44 · Athletics 9 · Dining 8 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. Georgia Institute of Technology 87
  2. University of Pennsylvania 86
  3. Davidson College 86
  4. University of California, Davis 85
  5. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 85
  6. University of Pittsburgh 85
  7. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 85
  8. Wellesley College 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMass Amherst 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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