2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Chemistry Doctor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 123 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for chemistry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 15% Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for chemistry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in the United States. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in the United States. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Berkeley also is in the top 5% of our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Illinois Tech graduate students pay an average of $30,822 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UCSB is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Wichita State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.
WSU graduate students pay an average of $15,323 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northeastern University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #14, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.
SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.
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Iowa State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.
Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 19 | University of Akron Main Campus | Akron, OH |
| 20 | University of Nevada - Reno | Reno, NV |
| 20 | Oklahoma State University - Main Campus | Stillwater, OK |
| 22 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 23 | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 24 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 24 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Baton Rouge, LA |
Chemistry by Region
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
- 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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