2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Chemistry in the Great Lakes Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Chemistry is the 38th most popular major in the country with 20,841 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,146 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 426 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 32 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general chemistry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general chemistry programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Chemistry in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. SIUE is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 18 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUE, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300.
Out of the 32 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Normal, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069.
Out of the 32 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #3 spot on the list. WIU is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 16 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
WIU also made our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #20. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 32 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 16 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree chemistry students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree chemistry students list, University of Akron Main Campus has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Northern Illinois University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.
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Loyola University Chicago landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree chemistry students list, OHIO Athens has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
DePaul University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree chemistry students list, DePaul has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.
UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 7 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794.
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Central Michigan University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359.
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 8 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Ball State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State University are $26,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.
Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.
Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 3 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Oakland University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Eastern Michigan University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.
Eastern Michigan also took the #25 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
IU Bloomington also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338.
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Western Michigan University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Michigan State University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 8 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree chemistry students list, Michigan State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.
Miami University - Oxford landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286.
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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%.
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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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