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Finding the Best Chemistry Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 159 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Chemistry Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for chemistry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 #2 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#4

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 #4 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rochester Institute of Technology is a great place for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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Northeastern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemistry programs. 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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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #12, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#13

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware ranked #13 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #15 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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#17

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#18

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#19

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #19, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Illinois State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #21, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#22

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #22, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
24 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
25 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
26 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
27 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
28 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
29 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
30 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
31 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA

Chemistry by Region

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

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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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