2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, chemistry was ranked #51 in the country. In fact 21,239 degrees and certificates were handed out 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.
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 Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
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 Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in the Great Lakes Region . 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.
UIUC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Cleveland State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a large student population.
Cleveland State University graduate students pay an average of $18,051 in tuition and fees each year.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 10% of our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 #10 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Request InformationBest Chemistry Colleges by State
Explore the best chemistry colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 563 |
| Ohio | 846 |
| Illinois | 922 |
| Indiana | 536 |
| Wisconsin | 406 |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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