2024 Best General Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Ranked #11 in popularity, general chemistry is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 84 doctor's degrees in general chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general chemistry students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general chemistry students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general chemistry related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general chemistry students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Chemistry Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Chemistry in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general chemistry.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Chemistry

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general chemistry. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general chemistry needs to take a look at North Carolina State University. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from North Carolina State University

Best General Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	105
Georgia	190	97
Virginia	182	60
Mississippi	154	20
Tennessee	150	31
Louisiana	146	37
Alabama	139	30
South Carolina	135	32
Kentucky	119	19
Arkansas	74	7
West Virginia	61	15

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Rankings in Majors Related to Chemistry

One of 11 majors within the Chemistry area of study, General Chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.