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2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$14,860 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,998 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry School for You

With 179 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemistry is the #35 most popular major in North Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in North Carolina 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Chemistry Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Chemistry

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for chemistry students. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a great value for chemistry students. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNCW are $7,238 per year.

Full Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Chemistry Schools in North Carolina list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $9,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked #2 for overall quality for chemistry in North Carolina.

Full Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

Western Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCU are $4,367 a year.

Full Chemistry at Western Carolina University Report

#7

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
$59,770 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

Wake Forest University undergraduate students pay an average of $59,770 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wake Forest University is ranked #3 for overall quality for chemistry in North Carolina.

Full Chemistry at Wake Forest University Report

Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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Chemistry is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Chemistry

Related Major Annual Graduates
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Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
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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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