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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Tennessee

8 Colleges
$33,176 Avg Salary
$20,415 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemistry School for You

In 2020-2021, 78 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemistry students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #46 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in Tennessee for chemistry students. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Memphis the most popular school in Tennessee for chemistry students. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The excellent programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in Tennessee. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Tennessee list. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

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The excellent programs at East Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in Tennessee. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

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#7

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#8

Fisk University

Nashville, TN

Fisk University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular chemistry programs. Located in the large city of Nashville, Fisk is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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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
North Carolina 179
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.

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 8 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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