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Virginia Chemists: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Chemists in Virginia

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Fast Facts for Chemists in Virginia

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Charlottesville and Blacksburg
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Virginia Beach and Lynchburg
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Richmond and Virginia Beach

Salaries for Chemists in Virginia

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Virginia Beach and Richmond. (See table at bottom of page)

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Virginia Chemistry Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bluefield CollegeBluefieldBachelor793
Bridgewater CollegeBridgewaterBachelor1,541
Christopher Newport UniversityNewport NewsMasters4,884
College of William and MaryWilliamsburgDoctorate & First Professional7,795
Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburgMasters & First Professional1,234
Emory and Henry CollegeEmoryMasters1,026
Ferrum CollegeFerrumBachelor1,233
George Mason UniversityFairfaxDoctorate & First Professional30,276
Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-SydneyBachelor1,122
Hampton UniversityHamptonDoctorate & First Professional5,658
Hollins UniversityRoanokeMasters1,049
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburgDoctorate17,918
Longwood UniversityFarmvilleMasters4,727
Lynchburg CollegeLynchburgMasters2,490
Mary Baldwin CollegeStauntonMasters1,685
Norfolk State UniversityNorfolkDoctorate6,155
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolkDoctorate22,287
Radford UniversityRadfordDoctorate9,122
Randolph CollegeLynchburgMasters656
Randolph-Macon CollegeAshlandBachelor1,176
Roanoke CollegeSalemBachelor2,006
Shenandoah UniversityWinchesterDoctorate & First Professional3,393
Sweet Briar CollegeSweet BriarMasters815
University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburgMasters5,001
University of RichmondRichmondDoctorate4,324
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesvilleDoctorate & First Professional24,257
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondDoctorate & First Professional31,700
Virginia Military InstituteLexingtonBachelor1,378
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburgDoctorate29,898
Virginia State UniversityPetersburgDoctorate4,720
Virginia Union UniversityRichmondDoctorate & First Professional1,535
Virginia Wesleyan CollegeNorfolkBachelor1,433
Washington and Lee UniversityLexingtonDoctorate2,181

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Chemists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Virginia. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Chemists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Chemists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

VIRGINIA

   
Charlottesville280$52,5705.2
Blacksburg40$57,5701.2
Richmond430$63,6801.1
Lynchburg40$60,2700.7
Virginia Beach300$71,0300.6
Employment For:
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