Chemistry Schools In Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 29 accredited chemistry schools where chemistry faculty who teach chemistry classes can find employment. The trends in Wisconsin's chemistry academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in chemistry includes chemistry training at the following levels:
- Chemistry Certificate
- Associates degree in Chemistry
- Bachelors degree in Chemistry
- Masters degree in Chemistry
- PhD degree in Chemistry
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Professional Trends
Wisconsin Vs. National Chemistry Employment
| Wisconsin | 3,420 |
| National | 212,310 |
Of all of the chemistry professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Wisconsin.
Employment Growth for Chemistry professionals In Wisconsin
| 3,720 | 4,000 | 3,930 | 3,830 | 3,420 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of chemistry professionals is shrinking in Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, 300 less chemistry professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of chemistry professionals has shrunk by 8%. This decline is faster than the change in the number of chemistry professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of chemistry professionals has shrunk by 5% from 2006 to 2010.
Chemistry VS. All Professions salaries in Wisconsin
| $43,975 | $45,475 | $47,782 | $48,715 | $47,582 |
| $43,308 | $43,685 | $45,556 | $47,117 | $48,374 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Chemistry
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to chemistry professionals are growing in Wisconsin. In 2006 chemistry professionals made a mean salary of $43,975 per year, and in 2010 they made $47,582 per year.
Salary percentiles for Chemistry professionals in Wisconsin
10th percentile |
$30,568 |
25th percentile |
$37,205 |
50th percentile |
$45,288 |
75th percentile |
$55,722 |
90th percentile |
$67,090 |
Thus, there was a 8% growth in chemistry professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Wisconsin, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of chemistry. The pay differential between the highest paid chemistry professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 119%
Average Salaries for Chemistry professionals and related professions in Wisconsin
Biochemistry |
$57,660 |
Biology |
$56,058 |
Chemistry |
$47,582 |
Physics |
$103,360 |
In Wisconsin, chemistry professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Chemistry programs available for each degree type for all schools in Wisconsin
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
32 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
4 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 41 |
As the number of chemistry professionals is decreasing in Wisconsin state, the number of students graduating from the 29 accredited chemistry schools in Wisconsin state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 322 chemistry graduates from chemistry courses in Wisconsin and in 2010 there were 315 graduates.
This represents a 2% decrease in the number of chemistry degree or certificate school graduates in Wisconsin state. 78% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in chemistry.