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Chemistry & biochem at UH–Downtown

UH–Downtown graduates about 23 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year. That puts it 591st of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a light program at 29 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 36 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 40% of the schools we've counted.

29/100Light#591 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year23under 1% of the class
Courses in the catalog36more than 40% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$39,000
Research in the field$150Ka year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%960–1100whole school

Around UH–Downtown

Sharp-Hughes Tool Company, later renamed just Hughes Tool Company, at its manufa
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University of Houston–Downtown Wellness & Success Center
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University of Houston–Downtown
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University of Houston, Downtown Campus
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Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 4.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Daytona Beach 30
  2. New College of Florida 30
  3. Bryn Athyn College of the New Church 30
  4. Sweet Briar College 30
  5. Youngstown State University 29
  6. Lander University 29
  7. University of Central Oklahoma 29
  8. Florida Gulf Coast University 29

Other strong majors at UH–Downtown

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UH–Downtown 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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