General Chemistry is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #43 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for general chemistry students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 700 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. For our Best Overall General Chemistry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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 Ohio list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of chemistry degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in general chemistry. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 106 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
Ohio University - Athens Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general chemistry. OHIO Athens is a very large public university located in the distant town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were about 111 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in general chemistry has to take a look at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. UC is a very large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 56 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.
Kent State University at Kent is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general chemistry. Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kent. This university ranks 14th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 40 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.
Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 40 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of University Heights, John Carroll is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 21 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at John Carroll in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Akron Main Campus is a large public university located in the city of Akron. This university ranks 27th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 21 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 34th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 24 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Cleveland State University in the most recent data year.
Wright State University - Main Campus is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of Dayton. This university ranks 36th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 19 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Wright State University - Main Campus 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. For our Best Overall General Chemistry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
