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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

63 Colleges
$40,044 Avg Salary
$23,522 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemistry 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 63 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.

Check out the chemistry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for chemistry students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#4

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The excellent programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for chemistry students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemistry students. It came in at #9 on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Villanova University Villanova, PA
11 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, 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 25 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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