2023 Most Popular Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 21,239 people earned a degree or certificate in chemistry, making the major the #51 most popular in the United States.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 205 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Chemistry program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the chemistry doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Doctorate in Chemistry
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Of the 58 students majoring in chemistry at Purdue, 59% are male and 41% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
Women make up 43% of the chemistry majors at the school.
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Out of the 205 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 67% are male.
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Out of the 205 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Of the 51 students majoring in chemistry at UW - Madison, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 37% of the chemistry majors at the school.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
Women make up 52% of the chemistry majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
About 36% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 64% are male.
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Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
Of the 43 students majoring in chemistry at Northwestern, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 31% of the chemistry majors at the school.
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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Of the 42 students majoring in chemistry at UCLA, 52% are male and 48% are female.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 42 students majoring in chemistry at UW Seattle, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
About 51% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 49% are male.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 39 students majoring in chemistry at MIT, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
Of the 37 students majoring in chemistry at University of Akron Main Campus, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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With a ranking of #15, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 35 students majoring in chemistry at Michigan State, 57% are male and 43% are female.
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University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 35 students majoring in chemistry at UChicago, 86% are male and 14% are female.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 35 students majoring in chemistry at UMN Twin Cities, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 55% of the chemistry majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
About 42% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 58% are male.
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University of Pennsylvania came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Of the 31 students majoring in chemistry at UPenn, 58% are male and 42% are female.
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University of Southern California landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 31 students majoring in chemistry at USC, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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Yale University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
Of the 30 students majoring in chemistry at Yale, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.
Women make up 66% of the chemistry majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #23, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
About 52% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 48% are male.
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Cornell University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Women make up 43% of the chemistry majors at the school.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Chemistry students that almost earned our Most Popular Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 35 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 35 | University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 38 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 38 | University of California - Riverside | Riverside, CA |
| 38 | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA |
| 41 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 41 | Colorado State University - Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO |
| 41 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA |
| 41 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
Chemistry by Region
View the Most Popular Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
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Majors Related to Chemistry
Chemistry is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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