by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Southwest region, there were 1,707 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,133 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 91 colleges that offer a degree in general chemistry. That schools that top this list have a program in general chemistry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Lutheran University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Lutheran University is located in Seguin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 6 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Chemistry at Prairie View A & M University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sherman, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Schreiner University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kerrville, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Cameron University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Lawton, Oklahoma, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
University of St. Thomas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Texas Southern University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Huston - Tillotson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is located in Socorro, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 73 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Texarkana, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Georgetown, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma Panhandle State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. Goodwell, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Southwestern Adventist University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Adventist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Keene, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Chemistry at Southwestern Adventist University
With a ranking of #21, East Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. East Central University is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Chemistry at East Central University
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 124 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Chemistry at University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Chemistry at West Texas A&M University
MSU Texas came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wichita Falls, 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 2020-2021.
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