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2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region

57 Ranked Colleges
5,043 Degrees Awarded
$13,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.

Chemistry is the 51st most popular major in the country with 21,239 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, chemistry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,656 and had an average of $22,680 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5,043 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,477 and $22,736 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 57 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemistry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemistry programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the chemistry program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region.

Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Chemistry in the Southeast Region

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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina

Out of the 57 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. WCU is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 61 ’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region chemistry students list, WCU has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Carolina University is $13,924 for Southeast Region Chemistry students.

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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 28 ’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

It costs about $12,894 for southeast region chemistry students per year to attend ETSU.

Full East Tennessee State University Chemistry Report

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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 56 ’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

It costs about $13,904 for Southeast Region Chemistry students per year to attend UofM.

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified ’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region chemistry students list, FAU has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,735 for southeast region chemistry students per year to attend FAU.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Chemistry at Florida Atlantic University

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 89 ’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region chemistry students list, ECU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,550 for Southeast Region Chemistry students per year to attend East Carolina University.

Full East Carolina University Chemistry Report

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 84 degrees to qualified ’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.

Florida State also made our “Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,946 for Southeast Region Chemistry students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read full report on Chemistry at Florida State University

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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 72 ’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

USF Tampa also took the #23 spot in our “Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,346 for southeast region chemistry students per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Chemistry at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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University of North Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified ’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.

The yearly cost to attend University of North Alabama is $13,699 for Southeast Region Chemistry students.

Read more about Chemistry at UNA

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 72 ’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

UNCW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington is $19,136 for southeast region chemistry students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

With a ranking of #10, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s chemistry degrees to 177 students in 2020-2021.

UF also took the #7 spot in our “Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $5,135 for southeast region chemistry students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Florida Chemistry Report

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Florida International University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 139 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

It costs about $5,298 for Southeast Region Chemistry students per year to attend FIU.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Florida International University Chemistry Report

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $15,321 for southeast region chemistry students.

Read more about Chemistry at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

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Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

Appalachian State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Appalachian State is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 45 ’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State University is $13,989 for southeast region chemistry students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Appalachian State Chemistry Report

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

With a ranking of #14, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 ’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region chemistry students list, UGA has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $14,257 for Southeast Region Chemistry students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Chemistry at University of Georgia

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified ’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for UNC Charlotte is $17,634 for southeast region chemistry students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Chemistry Report

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 44 ’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,122 for southeast region chemistry students per year to attend Mississippi State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s chemistry degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Arkansas is $16,554 for southeast region chemistry students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Chemistry at UCA

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

Georgia Southern University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 ’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $15,571 for Southeast Region Chemistry students.

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With a ranking of #19, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. Pembroke, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s chemistry degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Pembroke is $10,792 for Southeast Region Chemistry students.

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 64 degrees to qualified ’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.

NC State also made our “Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $16,411 for southeast region chemistry students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Carolina State University Chemistry Report

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University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

With a ranking of #21, University of New Orleans did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 24 ’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

It costs about $12,140 for Southeast Region Chemistry students per year to attend UNO.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 55 ’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,301 for Southeast Region Chemistry students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Chemistry at Virginia Tech

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Tennessee Technological University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 32 ’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

It costs about $15,932 for Southeast Region Chemistry students per year to attend Tennessee Tech University.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chemistry at Tennessee Tech University

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University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

University of North Florida ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 26 ’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $8,865 for southeast region chemistry students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Chemistry at UNF

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University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. UAB is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 55 ’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Alabama at Birmingham is $16,530 for southeast region chemistry students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Chemistry at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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