2023 Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Chemistry Master's Degree School for You
With 1,421 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemistry is the #56 most popular major in New York.
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.
The Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York 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.
Top 10 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University at Albany to be the best value school for chemistry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAlbany are $13,535 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in New York. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.
SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $13,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oswego landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Oswego, SUNY Oswego is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
SUNY Oswego graduate students pay an average of $12,542 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University at Buffalo are $14,388 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in New York. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cornell are $30,006 a year.
Cornell also made our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #1.
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The City College of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCNY are $11,402 a year.
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Binghamton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Binghamton University are $13,780 a year.
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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.
RIT graduate students pay an average of $52,408 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
RIT excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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University of Rochester landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Rochester are $47,541 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Rochester also did well on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Syracuse University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.
Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Syracuse also claimed a spot on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Request InformationBest Value Chemistry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 988 |
| Maryland | 339 |
| New Jersey | 405 |
| District of Columbia | 95 |
| Delaware | 72 |
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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 12 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.