2023 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Chemistry Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 21,239 people earned a degree or certificate in chemistry, making the major the #51 most popular in the United States.
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 159 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for chemistry majors pursuing a master's degree.
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Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the United States for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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Out of the 159 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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Out of the 159 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rochester Institute of Technology is a great place for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.
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Cornell University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
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University of California - Berkeley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
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Northeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #11 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Iowa State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.
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University of Delaware ranked #13 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #15 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.
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Johns Hopkins University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Drexel University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #19, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
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Illinois State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
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University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #23, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 24 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 25 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 26 | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 27 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 28 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ |
| 29 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 30 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
| 31 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
Chemistry by Region
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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).
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