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Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$21,170 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,517 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree School for You

With 882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemistry is the #32 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina 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. 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.

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Chemistry

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NC State is ranked #2 for overall quality for chemistry in North Carolina.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 per year.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great value for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wake Forest University are $39,240 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wake Forest University is ranked #3 for overall quality for chemistry in North Carolina.

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Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 670
Virginia 691
Florida 780
Tennessee 369
Kentucky 283
South Carolina 242
Louisiana 237
Arkansas 215
Alabama 326
Mississippi 219
West Virginia 129

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 3 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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