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2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$26,017 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.

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

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Chemistry

Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WSU are $15,323 a year.

Full Chemistry at Wichita State University Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

Iowa State 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 Plains States Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.

Full Chemistry at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas 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. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 474
Minnesota 483
Kansas 132
Iowa 203
Nebraska 131
North Dakota 31
South Dakota 87

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 7 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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