Ranked #43 in popularity, general chemistry is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Georgia 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 655 degrees in general chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Chemistry rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general chemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Georgia list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.
Emory University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general chemistry. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were about 107 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in general chemistry. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 64 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.
University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general chemistry. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 57 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
Georgia State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general chemistry. Georgia State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #582 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 131 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year.
University of West Georgia is a large public university located in the town of Carrollton. This university ranks 30th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 24 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at University of West Georgia in the most recent year we have data available.
KSU Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kennesaw. This university ranks 15th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 50 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent data year.
GaSou is a very large public university located in the distant town of Statesboro. This university ranks 13th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 42 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent year we have data available.
Georgia College is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Milledgeville. This university ranks 16th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 9 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Georgia College in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Chemistry rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general chemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
