2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
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General Chemistry is the 38th most popular major in the country with 20,841 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,725 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,210 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree in general chemistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general chemistry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general chemistry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Chemistry in the Southwest Region
Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students list, UT Permian Basin has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,092 for southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students per year to attend UT Permian Basin.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. MSU Texas is a public institution located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
MSU Texas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,045 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students per year to attend MSU Texas.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also made our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree 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.
Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley General Chemistry Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 45 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students list, UCO has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students list, Tarleton has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton State University is $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
University of Houston - Downtown came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Downtown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Downtown is $6,848 for southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students per year to attend UNT.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.
UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Read full report on General Chemistry at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Sam Houston State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.
SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Corpus Christi is $16,332 for southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
Read full report on General Chemistry at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Northern Arizona University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 87 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students per year to attend Northern Arizona University.
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With a ranking of #13, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Texas State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also took the #15 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Durant, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University General Chemistry Report
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.
OSU also took the #18 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about General Chemistry at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
With a ranking of #18, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
University of Oklahoma also made our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #19. It costs about $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students per year to attend University of Oklahoma.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on General Chemistry at University of Oklahoma
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students list, UTEP has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students per year to attend ASU - Tempe.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #21, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
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With a ranking of #22, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
Full Stephen F Austin State University General Chemistry Report
Texas Southern University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for TSU is $19,430 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
Read full report on General Chemistry at Texas Southern University
With a ranking of #24, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 31 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
With a ranking of #25, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 134 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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- 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%.
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- *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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