← All outcomesPROGRAM-CATEGORY PAYOFFChemistry bachelor's degree outcomes at The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH · Private nonprofit · Federal field 4005
Data scopeFederal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.
The short versionThe comparison evidence is incomplete.
Open the available cost, debt and cohort measures below before drawing a conclusion.
- Debt pressure
- Not available
- Positive-payoff price ceiling
- Not reached
- 10-year scenario
- Use your actual price
- Evidence coverage
- 4/6 core measures
OUTCOME SIGNALSGraduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
—Earnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → $65,266—Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort—Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort16Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median19Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt medianNot availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential—Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential 01 · PRICE CONTEXT$23,458Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$27,000Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGSNot availableObserved median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$286/moEstimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price → AVERAGE NET PRICE$23,458Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$75,656Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE59.5%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE73.9%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
Not availableYear 1
Not availableYear 4
$65,266Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$286
19borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?Not available vs. $65,120
The like-for-like difference is unavailable.
Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections. Natural Sciences Managers$137,170 median wageOH estimate · 1,560 jobs · 11-9121+8.2% projected U.S. growth · 9.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeChemists$85,270 median wageOH estimate · 4,010 jobs · 19-2031+6.4% projected U.S. growth · 5.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeChemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$77,910 median wageOH estimate · 700 jobs · 25-1052+2.3% projected U.S. growth · 1.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeChemical Technicians$59,750 median wageOH estimate · 3,120 jobs · 19-4031+4.9% projected U.S. growth · 7.6k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeForensic Science Technicians$72,060 median wageU.S. estimate · 470 jobs · 19-4092+13.3% projected U.S. growth · 2.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeComputer and Information Research Scientists$135,510 median wageOH estimate · 280 jobs · 15-1221+21.8% projected U.S. growth · 2.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeComputer Occupations, All Other$109,780 median wageOH estimate · 6,150 jobs · 15-1299+5.1% projected U.S. growth · 27k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeData Scientists$102,630 median wageOH estimate · 6,100 jobs · 15-2051+34.6% projected U.S. growth · 24.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreePhysics Teachers, Postsecondary$96,310 median wageOH estimate · 420 jobs · 25-1054+2.4% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeEnvironmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,920 median wageOH estimate · 210 jobs · 25-1053+2.7% projected U.S. growth · 0.6k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,800 median wageOH estimate · 49,540 jobs · 25-2031-0.2% projected U.S. growth · 63.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$78,540 median wageOH estimate · 2,460 jobs · 19-2041+6.1% projected U.S. growth · 7.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree
Possible alternativesSame degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Columbus, OHOhio State University-Main Campus
$1,775 less debt · $6,119 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $71,559
- Debt
- $25,225
- Annual net price
- $17,339
View outcomes →Kent, OHKent State University at Kent
$2,000 less debt · $2,671 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $65,810
- Debt
- $25,000
- Annual net price
- $20,787
View outcomes →Cleveland, OHCleveland State University
$2,256 less debt · $8,694 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $63,541
- Debt
- $24,744
- Annual net price
- $14,764
View outcomes →Saint Clairsville, OHOhio University-Eastern Campus
$1,249 less debt · $19,533 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $54,576
- Debt
- $25,751
- Annual net price
- $3,925
View outcomes → Compare these programs →DATA QUALITY
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16 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page
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