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2024 Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges in the Southwest Region
261 Doctor's Degrees
$63,355 Avg Early-Career Salary
Chemistry is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #11 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for chemistry students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 261 doctor's degrees in chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Chemistry School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region The chemistry doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for chemistry students working on their doctor's degree.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Chemistry in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in chemistry.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Chemistry

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25 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in chemistry needs to check out The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a doctorate in chemistry from The University of Texas at Austin

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Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in chemistry. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the chemistry program report average early career wages of $63,355.

More information about a doctorate in chemistry from Texas A&M University - College Station

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24 Annual Graduates

University of Houston is a good choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in chemistry. UH is a fairly large public university located in the city of Houston.More information about a doctorate in chemistry from University of Houston

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12 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in chemistry. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a doctorate in chemistry from University of Arizona

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8 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in chemistry from Baylor University

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10 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in chemistry from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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13 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in chemistry from Texas Tech University

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13 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in chemistry from Arizona State University - Tempe

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7 Annual Graduates

UNT is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Denton.More information about a doctorate in chemistry from University of North Texas

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11 Annual Graduates

UT Arlington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Arlington.More information about a doctorate in chemistry from The University of Texas at Arlington

Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 165 198
Arizona 119 25
Oklahoma 92 25
New Mexico 59 13

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Chemistry is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Chemistry Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Chemistry 257
Organic Chemistry 3
Theoretical Chemistry 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physics 198
Geological & Earth Sciences 122
Astronomy & Astrophysics 27
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 25
Materials Sciences 7

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