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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Chemistry Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, chemistry was ranked #49 in the country. In fact 5,005 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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 master's degree.

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 34% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Women make up 50% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemistry schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemistry schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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.

Full Chemistry at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemistry schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in chemistry at Johns Hopkins, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 56% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#7

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University 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 #7 on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

About 50% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 32% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY 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 #9 on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 17 students majoring in chemistry at The Graduate Center, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#10

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 36% are male.

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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 in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
12 George Washington University Washington, DC
12 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
12 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
12 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY

Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 391
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.

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 27 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).

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