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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forensic Chemistry

11 Ranked Colleges
220 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Forensic Chemistry is the 830th most popular major in the country with 230 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 220 forensic chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in forensic chemistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forensic chemistry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the forensic chemistry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree forensic chemistry students.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forensic Chemistry

#1

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s forensic chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU also made our “Best Forensic Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Western Carolina University is $13,722 for Bachelor’s Degree Forensic Chemistry students.

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#2

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forensic chemistry degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree forensic chemistry students list, SHSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Forensic Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for Bachelor’s Degree Forensic Chemistry students.

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#3

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marquette, Michigan. It awarded 10 bachelors’s forensic chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Michigan University also made our “Best Forensic Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Northern Michigan University is $15,453 for bachelor’s degree forensic chemistry students.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s. Towson, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forensic chemistry degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree forensic chemistry students list, Towson has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Forensic Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Towson is $18,233 for Bachelor’s Degree Forensic Chemistry students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Full Towson Forensic Chemistry Report

#5

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 22 bachelors’s forensic chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern also took the #10 spot in our “Best Forensic Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Kentucky University is $14,149 for Bachelor’s Degree Forensic Chemistry students.

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#4 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forensic chemistry students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Forensic Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for Bachelor’s Degree Forensic Chemistry students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#7

La Roche University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

La Roche University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. La Roche University is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s forensic chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree forensic chemistry students list, La Roche has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Forensic Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for La Roche is $20,199 for Bachelor’s Degree Forensic Chemistry students.

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#8

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forensic chemistry degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Forensic Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend URI is $20,607 for bachelor’s degree forensic chemistry students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#9

Alabama State University

Montgomery, Alabama
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Alabama State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forensic chemistry degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alabama State, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Forensic Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Alabama State University is $13,650 for Bachelor’s Degree Forensic Chemistry students.

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#10

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, New Hampshire
#1 in overall quality

Saint Anselm College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. St. Anselm College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Anselm College also made our “Best Forensic Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $32,781 for Bachelor’s Degree Forensic Chemistry students per year to attend St. Anselm College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#11

Emmanuel College Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Emmanuel College Massachusetts came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forensic Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Emmanuel Boston also took the #6 spot in our “Best Forensic Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Emmanuel College Massachusetts is $28,314 for Bachelor’s Degree Forensic Chemistry students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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