by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Chemistry is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 20,056 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Florida, there were 762 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 572 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in general chemistry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general chemistry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida”.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Eckerd College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Memorial University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Miami Gardens, Florida, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida. The University of Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida list. JU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 141 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Chemistry at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 110 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Rollins College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. Rollins is a small school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 5 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
University of North Florida landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida ranking. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read more about General Chemistry at University of North Florida
With a ranking of #10, The University of West Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida list. The University of West Florida is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 21 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Chemistry at The University of West Florida
With a ranking of #11, Stetson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida list. Stetson is a private not-for-profit institution located in DeLand, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida list. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Chemistry at Florida Atlantic University
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida list. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 53 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus General Chemistry Report
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Florida Southern College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida ranking. Florida Southern is a small school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 3 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Florida ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida ranking. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Chemistry at Florida Gulf Coast University
St. Thomas University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida list. STU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Miami Gardens, Florida. It awarded 2 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Barry University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida ranking. Barry University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Bethune - Cookman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read more about General Chemistry at Florida State University
Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #22. Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Chemistry at Florida Institute of Technology
Nova Southeastern University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Florida ranking. NUS Florida is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 2 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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