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2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

36 Colleges
$26,178 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,477 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry 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.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the chemistry programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Chemistry Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in the Southeast Region for chemistry students. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $23,574 per year.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$14,088 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $14,088 per year.

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#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
$17,324 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 36 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.

FAU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,324 in tuition and fees each year.

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$28,635 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Louisiana State University undergraduate students pay an average of $28,635 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 36 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $20,622 per year.

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#6

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA
$13,908 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Orleans landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value chemistry programs. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNO are $13,908 per year.

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North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $29,916 in tuition and fees each year.

NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #8, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Virginia Tech are $33,857 a year.

Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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$20,024 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern are $20,024 a year.

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$21,303 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNCW is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNCW are $21,303 a year.

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Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 102
Florida 190
Georgia 142
North Carolina 179
Tennessee 78
Kentucky 47
Louisiana 51
Alabama 55
South Carolina 44
Mississippi 35
Arkansas 18
West Virginia 17

More Chemistry Rankings in the Southeast Region

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 25 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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