2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Chemistry in Nevada

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Nevada” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 20,056 people earned their degree in general chemistry, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States.

Across Nevada, there were 70 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,253 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Nevada” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general chemistry. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general chemistry.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Nevada

The colleges and universities below are the best for nevada doctor’s degree chemistry students.

Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Chemistry in Nevada

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University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, Nevada

#2 overall quality in Nevada

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Nevada list. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 overall quality in Nevada

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.