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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

18 Colleges
$36,232 Avg Salary
$22,716 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 237 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemistry students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #46 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Louisiana to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Chemistry program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for chemistry majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Xavier University of Louisiana to be the most popular school for chemistry students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the city of New Orleans, XULA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in chemistry at XULA, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in chemistry at Louisiana Tech, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Out of the 18 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 3 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lafayette.

Women make up 62% of the chemistry majors at the school.

On average, chemistry graduates from UL Lafayette take out $23,922 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemistry schools in Louisiana. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population.

About 39% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 61% are male.

On average, chemistry graduates from Louisiana State University take out $21,555 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in chemistry at UNO, 36% are male and 64% are female.

The average amount in student loans that chemistry majors at UNO take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,036.

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#6

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

With a ranking of #6, Nicholls State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Thibodaux.

About 58% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 42% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in chemistry at Louisiana State University - Shreveport, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Full Chemistry at Louisiana State University - Shreveport Report

#8

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

With a ranking of #8, Grambling State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. GSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Grambling.

Women make up 78% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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#9

Dillard University

New Orleans, LA

With a ranking of #9, Dillard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Dillard University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemistry students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hammond.

About 88% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Best Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 670
Virginia 691
North Carolina 882
Florida 780
Tennessee 369
Kentucky 283
South Carolina 242
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 18 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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