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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Louisiana 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 228 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 Louisiana.
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.
It's difficult to beat Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you want to pursue a degree in general chemistry. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #271 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Louisiana State University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 43 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general chemistry. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were approximately 21 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UL Lafayette in the most recent year we have data available.
University of New Orleans is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in general chemistry. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 24 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UNO 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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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.
