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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Schools in New Jersey

11 Colleges
$41,712 Avg Salary
$25,636 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemistry School for You

Chemistry is the #41 most popular major in New Jersey with 119 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular Chemistry Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the most popular school in New Jersey for chemistry students. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stevens Institute of Technology is a great place for chemistry students. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

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Out of the 11 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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The excellent programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in New Jersey. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Rutgers University - Camden landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular chemistry programs. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

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#6

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemistry students. It came in at #6 on the list. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

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With a ranking of #9, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in New Jersey list. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Madison.

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Best Chemistry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 391
Pennsylvania 229
Maryland 71
District of Columbia 44
Delaware 26

One of 8 majors within the area of study, chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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