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2023 Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$34,118 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,385 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry Master's Degree School for You

Chemistry is the #51 most popular major in Massachusetts with 744 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which master'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.

2023 Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Chemistry

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Lowell to be the best value school for chemistry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

UMass Lowell graduate students pay an average of $15,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Chemistry at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great value for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $16,251 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Chemistry at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 20% of our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

Read full report on Chemistry at Northeastern University

#4

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

Brandeis graduate students pay an average of $53,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Chemistry at Brandeis University

#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great value for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 15% of our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

Full Chemistry at Boston University Report

Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemistry Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 274
New Hampshire 52
Maine 59
Rhode Island 73
Vermont 39

Chemistry is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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