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2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$26,017 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for chemistry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Chemistry

Our analysis found Wichita State University to be the best value school for chemistry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $15,323 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMSL graduate students pay an average of $30,756 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree chemistry programs. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.

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Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 91
Minnesota 88
Iowa 46
Kansas 34
Nebraska 13
North Dakota 11
South Dakota 30

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 7 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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