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.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general chemistry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 366 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 Tennessee 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.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general chemistry. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were roughly 46 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat East Tennessee State University if you want to pursue a degree in general chemistry. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #851 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ETSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 28 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in general chemistry has to look into University of Memphis. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #748 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.
There were about 56 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year.
Middle Tennessee State University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general chemistry. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 22 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Cookeville. This university ranks 20th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 32 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent data year.
Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville. This university ranks 29th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 15 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Austin Peay State University in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 34 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga 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. 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.
