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General Chemistry is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 20,056 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Georgia, there were 655 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 97 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,023 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Georgia” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Georgia”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark Atlanta University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clark Atlanta University is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Georgia. Emory is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Georgia. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chemistry degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus General Chemistry Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Georgia. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 22 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in Georgia. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
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