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 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the United States for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
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Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree chemistry programs. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
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University of North Texas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per 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 very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
UC Berkeley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 per 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 fairly large public school located in the 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 ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $15,323 per year.
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Northeastern University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the 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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San Diego State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per 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 city of Ames.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 10% of our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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With a ranking of #16, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a 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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With a ranking of #17, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. OHIO Athens is a very 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 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 #17 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per 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 |
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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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