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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$25,072 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 the country with 21,239 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States 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. 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 the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Chemistry

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in the Plains States Region for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $15,323 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 10% of our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full Chemistry at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Duluth are $29,060 per year.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa 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 #7 on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.

Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 per year.

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Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 474
Minnesota 483
Kansas 132
Iowa 203
Nebraska 131
North Dakota 31
South Dakota 87

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 9 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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