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2023 Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$24,295 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,385 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, chemistry was ranked #51 in the country. In fact 21,239 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

2023 Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for chemistry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $20,743 per year.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofM are $14,544 a year.

Full Chemistry at University of Memphis Report

#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Out of the 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the # 3 spot on the list. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FAU are $18,482 a year.

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#4

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Orleans is a great value for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNO are $13,678 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 a year.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree chemistry programs. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Louisiana State University are $29,966 a year.

Read full report on Chemistry at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

With a ranking of #7, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.

NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Eastern Kentucky 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 #9 on the list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern are $13,800 per year.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington 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 medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $21,343 per year.

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Best Chemistry Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 670
Virginia 691
North Carolina 882
Florida 780
Tennessee 369
Kentucky 283
South Carolina 242
Louisiana 237
Arkansas 215
Alabama 326
Mississippi 219
West Virginia 129

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 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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