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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Michigan

37 Colleges
$38,534 Avg Salary
$22,456 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemistry School for You

With 563 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemistry is the #52 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in Michigan 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chemistry Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in Michigan for chemistry students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

While working on their degree, chemistry majors at U-M accumulate an average of around $17,431 in student debt.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that chemistry majors at Michigan State take out is $27,713. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $604, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, chemistry graduates from Wayne State carry an average student debt load of $21,000.

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#4

Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kalamazoo College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Michigan list. K College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

On average, chemistry graduates from K College take out $23,667 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Hope College

Holland, MI

The excellent programs at Hope College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Holland, Hope is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, chemistry graduates from Hope carry an average student debt load of $25,990.

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With a ranking of #6, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, chemistry graduates from Eastern Michigan take out $16,268 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Western Michigan University 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 city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

Lake Superior State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemistry students. It came in at #8 on the list. Lake Superior State University is a small public school located in the town of Sault Ste Marie.

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#8

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

With a ranking of #8, Oakland University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

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#10

Alma College

Alma, MI

Alma College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemistry students. It came in at #10 on the list. Alma is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Alma.

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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
Ohio 846
Illinois 922
Indiana 536
Wisconsin 406

Chemistry is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 30 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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