by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 2,976 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 392 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a degree in general chemistry. To top this list, a school must have a successful general chemistry program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree chemistry students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 57 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 50 schools in the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 31 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 14 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Lewis University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Lewis is a medium-sized school located in Romeoville, Illinois that handed out 13 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Western Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 12 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Youngstown State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 11 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 11 students 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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Michigan University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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Oakland University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Oakland is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 9 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 #14, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 8 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
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Central Michigan University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 #18, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #18, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
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Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Notre Dame ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 5 students 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, 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%.
With a ranking of #21, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 5 masters’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 excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Chemistry at Illinois Institute of Technology
Ball State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. Ball State University is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Western Michigan University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 5 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 4 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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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Northwestern University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 4 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 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 93%.
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University of Toledo ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
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