by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 20,056 people earned their degree in general chemistry, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,891 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,927 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 296 colleges that offer a degree in general chemistry. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general chemistry.
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The chemistry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kentucky Wesleyan College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owensboro, Kentucky. It awarded 10 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhodes College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region. Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Xavier University of Louisiana is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 29 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tougaloo College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Tougaloo, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 296 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethany College West Virginia landed the #5 spot on the list. Bethany College West Virginia is located in Bethany, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #6, Dillard University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Randolph - Macon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Randolph - Macon College is located in Ashland, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Erskine College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Due West, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Wofford College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Wofford is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 16 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #10, Shepherd University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Shepherd University is a small public school situated in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It awarded 20 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Salem College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Hendrix College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Hendrix College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rust College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Fisk University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Fisk is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 3 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Davidson College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Davidson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Davidson, North Carolina. It awarded 17 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #16, Lyon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Lyon College is a small school located in Batesville, Arkansas that handed out 5 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Berea College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Berea is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berea, Kentucky. It awarded 8 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Randolph College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Randolph is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Johnson C Smith University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. JCSU is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #20, Newberry College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Newberry, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Transylvania University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Transylvania University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 6 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Centre College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Centre College of Kentucky is located in Danville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Alcorn State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Alcorn State is a public institution located in Alcorn State, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
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Not only did these schools make the top 45 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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