2023 Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, chemistry was ranked #51 in the country. In fact 21,239 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Illinois Institute of Technology the best school in the Great Lakes Region for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school located in the town of River Falls.
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Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $256, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
On average, chemistry graduates from UIUC take out $19,580 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $458.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $604, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Platteville.
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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #10 on this year’s Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population.
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Explore the best chemistry schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 563 |
| Ohio | 846 |
| Illinois | 922 |
| Indiana | 536 |
| Wisconsin | 406 |
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Chemistry Related Rankings by Major
Chemistry is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physics | 13,674 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 7,821 |
| General Physical Sciences | 3,823 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,375 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 1,140 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.