Chemistry Schools in Virginia
Virginia contains
30 schools that offer chemistry programs.
Washington and Lee University,
the highest-ranking chemistry school in VA, has a total student population of 2,153 and
is the
47th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 30 chemistry schools
in Virginia,
only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Hampden-Sydney College comes out as the most expensive ($26,295/yr),
with Radford University as the lowest recorded at only $8,996/yr.
Chemistry students from Virginia schools who go on to become
chemists,
biochemists,
analytical research chemists,
chemistry professors, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 79,910 people working as
chemists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$72,740.
Also, Biochemists and biophysicists make on average $88,550 per year and there are about 22,860 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Virginia alone, there are
200 employed biochemists and biophysicists earning an average yearly salary of
$73,790. Chemists in this state earn
$78,380/yr and there are 1,870 employed.
Also, within the chemistry schools
in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
16 to 1. Aside from chemistry,
there are 3782 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Chemistry Programs in Virginia
Washington and Lee University
Biochemistry
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
James Madison University
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Richmond
Molecular Biochemistry
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Mary Washington
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Virginia Commonwealth University
Biochemistry
Levels offered:
Certificate, Masters, PhD
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Hollins University
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Eastern Mennonite University
Biochemistry
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Hampden-Sydney College
Biochemistry
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Roanoke College
Biochemistry
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Sweet Briar College
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Randolph-Macon College
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Lynchburg College
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Emory and Henry College
Chemistry Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Shenandoah University
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Virginia Wesleyan College
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Mary Baldwin College
Biochemistry
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Virginia State University
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
George Mason University
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Old Dominion University
Biochemistry
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Radford University
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Christopher Newport University
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Longwood University
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Averett University
Chemistry Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Randolph College
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Bridgewater College
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Liberty University
Biochemistry
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Bluefield College
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Norfolk State University
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Ferrum College
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Virginia Union University
Chemistry, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Virginia Interesting Facts
- Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.
- The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
- Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.
- Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
- Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".
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