Chemistry is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #51 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Chemistry Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 565 degrees in chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemistry rankings. We derive our Best Overall Chemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Chemistry Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the chemistry degree levels they offer.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemistry. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 119 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a degree in chemistry. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 86 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the chemistry degree program at Michigan State University earn $12,620 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Kalamazoo College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemistry. K College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Kalamazoo. This college ranks 13th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 46 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at K College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, chemistry degree recipients usually make about $28,535 in the first five years of their career.
Every student who is interested in chemistry needs to look into Hope College. Hope is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Holland. This college ranks 8th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 27 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Hope in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, chemistry degree recipients usually earn around $32,033 in their early careers.
WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 21 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 67 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the chemistry program report average early career earnings of $28,106.
Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 24 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, chemistry degree recipients generally make around $38,708 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 7 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the chemistry program earn about $40,048 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemistry rankings. We derive our Best Overall Chemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
