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2023 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Chemistry Master's Degree School for You

Chemistry is the #41 most popular major in Illinois with 316 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for chemistry majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois Institute of Technology the best school in Illinois for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

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Western Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemistry programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Illinois University 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. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Chemistry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 184
Ohio 303
Indiana 138
Wisconsin 103

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

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 10 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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