2023 Best Value Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree School for You
Chemistry is the #51 most popular major in Massachusetts with 744 degrees and certificates awarded 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for chemistry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,439 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bridgewater State University is a great value for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bridgewater State are $10,732 per year. The average amount in student loans that chemistry majors at Bridgewater State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,581.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in Massachusetts. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $15,698 per year. On average, chemistry graduates from UMass Lowell take out $25,394 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Salem State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,675 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, College of the Holy Cross did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holy Cross are $56,540 per year.
Holy Cross also claimed a spot on our Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Williams College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the fringe town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Williams are $59,660 a year.
Williams not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
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With a ranking of #8, Smith College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Northampton.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Smith are $56,114 per year.
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Brandeis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree chemistry programs. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brandeis are $60,006 per year.
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Boston University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston U are $59,816 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Connecticut | 274 |
New Hampshire | 52 |
Maine | 59 |
Rhode Island | 73 |
Vermont | 39 |
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Chemistry Related Majors for Chemistry
Chemistry is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 11 schools only.
- 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.