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 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Chemistry Schools in Idaho ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 87 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.
The chemistry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Chemistry Schools in Idaho.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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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 Idaho is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general chemistry. U of I is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Moscow. A Best Colleges rank of #489 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available.
Boise State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general chemistry. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 34 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year.
Brigham Young University - Idaho is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general chemistry. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 12 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent year we have data available.
General Chemistry is one of 11 different types of Chemistry programs to choose from.
Notes and References
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).