If you pursue a degree in general chemistry, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #43 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Chemistry Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 498 degrees in general chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of general chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Chemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Chemistry Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the chemistry degree levels they offer.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general chemistry. U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 112 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
Michigan State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general chemistry. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 85 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Kalamazoo College if you wish to pursue a degree in general chemistry. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, K College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 13th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 46 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at K College in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in general chemistry needs to look into Hope College. Located in the small city of Holland, Hope is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 8th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 27 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Hope in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Detroit. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.
There were about 39 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.
Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 20th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 24 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.
GVSU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Allendale. This university ranks 9th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 7 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of general chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Chemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
