2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southeast Region 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 10 Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the best value school in the Southeast Region for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.
Louisiana State University graduate students pay an average of $29,966 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FAU are $18,482 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of New Orleans helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in the Southeast Region . UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNO are $13,678 a year.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
NC State graduate students pay an average of $29,690 in tuition and fees each year.
NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.
Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UofM graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.
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Wake Forest University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wake Forest University are $39,240 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wake Forest University also is in the top 10% of our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree chemistry programs. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.
Florida State graduate students pay an average of $26,707 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.
University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 670 |
| Virginia | 691 |
| North Carolina | 882 |
| Florida | 780 |
| Tennessee | 369 |
| Kentucky | 283 |
| South Carolina | 242 |
| Louisiana | 237 |
| Arkansas | 215 |
| Alabama | 326 |
| Mississippi | 219 |
| West Virginia | 129 |
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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 24 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.