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2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$30,447 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,517 Avg Salary

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for chemistry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for chemistry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSB also is in the top 20% of our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 19 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNR are $22,380 per year.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 a year.

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University of California - San Diego 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 #7 on the list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

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Portland State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 per year.

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#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oregon State are $29,420 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz graduate students pay an average of $28,997 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 607
Washington 86
Oregon 102
Nevada 8
Hawaii 4
Alaska 4

One of 8 majors within the area of study, chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 19 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).

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