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2023 Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree School for You

Chemistry is the #49 most popular major in the country with 5,005 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 123 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the chemistry doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the United States for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Out of the 123 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#8

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#9

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #9, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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With a ranking of #10, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#12

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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#14

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

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With a ranking of #15, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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#16

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #16 on this year’s Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#17

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #17 on this year’s Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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North Carolina State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree chemistry programs. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Chemistry students that almost earned our Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
20 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
21 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
22 University of Delaware Newark, DE
23 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
24 Temple University Philadelphia, PA

Chemistry by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Chemistry

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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