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Chemistry (Bachelor's) Programs in Massachusetts, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • 7 programs report first-year pay
  • 7 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Chemistry

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Massachusetts chemistry bachelor's program pays its graduates $47,313 in their first year, $5,109 more than the national median. Northeastern University reports the highest first-year pay ($62,511), and Williams College the lowest median debt ($12,000).

Median first-year pay$47,313National $42,204
Median pay after 5 years$76,409National $66,546
Median federal debt$27,000National $23,600
Debt-to-earnings55%National 55%

All 7 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

3 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Massachusetts chemistry program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Massachusetts medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. Northeastern University$62,511
  2. Bridgewater State$55,376
  3. Salem State$49,439
  4. College of the Holy Cross$47,313
  5. Brandeis University$46,641

Lowest median debt

  1. Williams College$12,000
  2. Northeastern University$24,500
  3. Brandeis University$25,484
  4. Bridgewater State$27,000
  5. Salem State$27,000

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Williams College29%
  2. Northeastern University39%
  3. Bridgewater State49%
  4. Salem State55%
  5. Brandeis University55%

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to chemistry, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$95,260

Median pay in Massachusetts. 28,460 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $61,500Top 10%: $122,660

Data Scientists

$131,750

Median pay in Massachusetts. 9,420 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 35% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $81,030Top 10%: $206,220

Natural Sciences Managers

$267,290

Median pay in Massachusetts. 10,590 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $153,490Top 10%: $329,820

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

$100,640

Median pay in Massachusetts. 2,930 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $63,460Top 10%: $139,310

Common questions

Northeastern University in Boston reports the highest median first-year pay, $62,511. Its median federal debt is $24,500.

Related pages

Chemistry (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked189 programs by pay and debt

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
  • Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
  • Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Massachusetts rankings when their main campus is in another state.
  • Medians are across the chemistry bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024