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2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$14,869 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,712 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry School for You

Chemistry is the #41 most popular major in New Jersey with 119 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. 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.

The Best Value Chemistry Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value programs for chemistry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Chemistry

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$13,298 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the best value school for chemistry students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montclair State are $13,298 a year.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$14,376 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rowan are $14,376 a year.

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$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 per year.

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$15,208 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

Rutgers Newark undergraduate students pay an average of $15,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Rutgers Newark did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Chemistry Schools in New Jersey list.

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$15,657 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rutgers University - Camden helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in New Jersey. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

Rutgers Camden undergraduate students pay an average of $15,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 391
Pennsylvania 229
Maryland 71
District of Columbia 44
Delaware 26

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 5 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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