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2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$33,509 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,575 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry School for You

With 391 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemistry is the #58 most popular major in New York.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Chemistry Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Chemistry Schools

#1

University at Albany

Albany, NY
$10,408 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University at Albany the best value school in New York for chemistry students. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAlbany are $10,408 a year.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

SUNY Stony Brook undergraduate students pay an average of $10,455 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY
$8,769 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means SUNY Oswego is a great value for chemistry students. Located in the distant town of Oswego, SUNY Oswego is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Oswego are $8,769 per year.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$10,782 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University at Buffalo are $10,782 a year.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
$61,015 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in New York. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cornell are $61,015 a year.

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Chemistry Schools in New York list.

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$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

The City College of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population.

CCNY undergraduate students pay an average of $7,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$10,390 Average Tuition & Fees

Binghamton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools in New York ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Binghamton University are $10,390 a year.

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$50,951 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RIT are $50,951 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, RIT is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Schools in New York list.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY
$57,591 Average Tuition & Fees

Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for chemistry students. It came in at #9 on the list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Syracuse are $57,591 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Syracuse also did well on our Best Chemistry Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY
$59,378 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Rochester are $59,378 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, University of Rochester is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Schools in New York list.

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Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 229
Maryland 71
New Jersey 119
District of Columbia 44
Delaware 26

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 12 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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