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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Illinois

47 Colleges
$51,011 Avg Salary
$22,553 Avg Student Debt

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In 2020-2021, 922 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemistry students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Chemistry program at each school on the list.

Check out the chemistry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for chemistry students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, chemistry graduates from UIUC carry an average student debt load of $21,500. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $458.

Full Chemistry at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Chemistry majors at Northwestern take out an average of $17,417 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Chemistry at Northwestern University Report

The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in Illinois. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Chemistry majors at UIC take out an average of $19,275 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

After completing their degree, chemistry graduates from NIU carry an average student debt load of $20,500.

Full Chemistry at Northern Illinois University Report

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Illinois list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

On average, chemistry graduates from SIUE take out $24,100 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Chemistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemistry students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Western Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Illinois list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, chemistry graduates from WIU carry an average student debt load of $25,687.

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With a ranking of #9, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Full Chemistry at Illinois State University Report

#10

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemistry students. It came in at #10 on the list. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

After completing their degree, chemistry graduates from Lewis carry an average student debt load of $25,941.

Full Chemistry at Lewis University Report

Best Chemistry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 563
Ohio 846
Indiana 536
Wisconsin 406

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 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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