When it comes to popularity, chemistry education sits in the middle of the road, ranking #782 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 70 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Chemistry Education Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 238 degrees in chemistry education to qualified students.
The chemistry teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemistry Education rankings. For our Best Overall Chemistry Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Chemistry Education in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of chemistry teacher education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Teachers College at Columbia University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in chemistry education. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.
There were about 4 chemistry education students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Stanford University if you want to pursue a degree in chemistry education. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were about 3 chemistry education students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.
Western Washington University is a good option for students interested in a degree in chemistry education. WWU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bellingham. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were about 2 chemistry education students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in chemistry education needs to check out Brigham Young University - Provo. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 chemistry education students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.
UNL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 chemistry education students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.
UD is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were about 1 chemistry education students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 26th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 5 chemistry education students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent data year.
Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were about 2 chemistry education students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 19th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 6 chemistry education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 chemistry education students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 2 chemistry education students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 2 chemistry education students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Chemistry Education Schools award.
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 teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemistry Education rankings. For our Best Overall Chemistry Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
