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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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Finding the Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 78 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemistry students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #46 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Chemistry program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for chemistry majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the most popular school in Tennessee for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Of the 19 students majoring in chemistry at Vanderbilt, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Full Chemistry at Vanderbilt University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

Women make up 36% of the chemistry majors at the school.

Read full report on Chemistry at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemistry schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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 3 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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