2023 Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Chemistry Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 21,239 people earned a degree or certificate in chemistry, making the major the #51 most popular in the United States.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 159 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
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2023 Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for chemistry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.
BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Out of the 159 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great value for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great value for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Texas A&M Kingsville graduate students pay an average of $14,344 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in the United States. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.
Western Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Delaware landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree chemistry programs. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.
UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list.
University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.
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With a ranking of #13, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. 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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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #15, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #16, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern also did well on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #17, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
Wichita State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WSU are $15,323 a year.
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree chemistry programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 a year.
With a ranking of #21, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Sac State graduate students pay an average of $18,330 in tuition and fees each year.
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San Diego State University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377 per year.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Chemistry students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 24 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 25 | University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| 26 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 27 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 28 | University of Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| 29 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville, TX |
| 29 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 31 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
Chemistry by Region
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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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