2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Chemistry Master's Degree School for You
Chemistry is the #49 most popular major in the country with 5,005 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 322 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Chemistry program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Chemistry
Our analysis found Ohio University - Athens Campus to be the most popular school for chemistry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
Of the 57 students majoring in chemistry at OHIO Athens, 42% are male and 58% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 54 students majoring in chemistry at UO, 59% are male and 41% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemistry schools in the United States. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 63% of the chemistry majors at the school.
Out of the 322 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 37% of the chemistry majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
About 50% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 50% are male.
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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.
About 49% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 51% are male.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 42 students majoring in chemistry at UMN Twin Cities, 57% are male and 43% are female.
With a ranking of #8, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 35% of the chemistry majors at the school.
Princeton University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 34% of the chemistry majors at the school.
With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 64% of the chemistry majors at the school.
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Cornell University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Women make up 50% of the chemistry majors at the school.
Florida State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 45% of the chemistry majors at the school.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemistry programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
About 55% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 45% are male.
University of Pennsylvania ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
About 47% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 53% are male.
With a ranking of #15, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 48% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 52% are male.
University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemistry students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.
Women make up 55% of the chemistry majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #15, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in chemistry at Johns Hopkins, 48% are male and 52% are female.
Yale University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
Women make up 39% of the chemistry majors at the school.
With a ranking of #19, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 56% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 44% are male.
Villanova University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
About 50% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 50% are male.
Georgia State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
Of the 26 students majoring in chemistry at Georgia State, 35% are male and 65% are female.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
Of the 25 students majoring in chemistry at UT Rio Grande Valley, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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With a ranking of #23, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 48% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 52% are male.
Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemistry programs. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 55% of the chemistry majors at the school.
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University of Memphis landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in chemistry at UofM, 53% are male and 47% are female.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Schools
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Schools award.
Chemistry by Region
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Majors Related to Chemistry
Chemistry is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Chemistry
| 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 26 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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