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2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$30,447 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,517 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree School for You

Chemistry is the #51 most popular major in the country with 21,239 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for chemistry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for chemistry majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for chemistry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Chemistry at University of California - Berkeley Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSB also did well on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 19 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in the Far Western US Region . UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

UNR graduate students pay an average of $22,380 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great value for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNLV graduate students pay an average of $22,698 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Chemistry at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

University of California - San Diego 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 #7 on the list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

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Portland State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 per year.

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#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University 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. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Oregon State graduate students pay an average of $29,420 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $28,997 per year.

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Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,247
Washington 352
Oregon 274
Nevada 70
Hawaii 26
Alaska 14

One of 8 majors within the area of study, chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 19 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.

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