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2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

10 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 20,841 people earned their degree in general chemistry, making the major the 38th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,574 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 126 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in general chemistry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general chemistry programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general chemistry program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Chemistry in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 masters’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about General Chemistry at UMN Twin Cities

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also made our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Missouri State General Chemistry Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 3 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree chemistry students list, K -State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kansas State University General Chemistry Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a fairly large school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 14 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree chemistry students list, UMN Duluth has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Duluth are $28,606, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 1 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Chemistry at University of Kansas

#6

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.

Mizzou also made our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Chemistry at University of Missouri - Columbia

#3 in overall quality

Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.

Missouri University of Science and Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology General Chemistry Report

#9

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.

UMSL also made our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154.

Read more about General Chemistry at University of Missouri - St Louis

#10

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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