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2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$37,617 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,517 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, chemistry was ranked #49 in the country. In fact 5,005 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Chemistry

Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the best value school for chemistry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great value for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $32,809 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Chemistry at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great value for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at URI are $29,774 per year.

Full Chemistry at University of Rhode Island Report

With a ranking of #6, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNH are $29,992 per year.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandeis are $53,618 a year.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 222
Connecticut 132
Rhode Island 29
New Hampshire 8
Maine 7
Vermont 7

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 8 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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