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2023 Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$9,095 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,385 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry Master's Degree School for You

With 882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemistry is the #32 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in North Carolina 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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Chemistry

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNCW are $7,514 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.

NC State also took the #4 spot in our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great value for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCU are $7,480 per year.

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Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 6 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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