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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

11 Colleges
$57,385 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry Master's Degree 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 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 in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Wilmington the most popular school in North Carolina for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 57% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Women make up 54% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

About 33% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 67% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Carolina University is a great place for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

Of the 7 students majoring in chemistry at WCU, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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North Carolina State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Women make up 20% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Women make up 20% of the chemistry majors at the school.

Full Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

North Carolina A & T State 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 #8 on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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

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North Carolina Central 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 #9 on the list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

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#10

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

With a ranking of #10, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

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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
Tennessee 78
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.

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 11 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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