2024 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

If you plan on getting your master's degree in chemistry, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #66 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for chemistry students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 65 master's degrees in chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on chemistry students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of chemistry students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for chemistry to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized chemistry related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Chemistry Schools

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 Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in Oregon.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Chemistry in Oregon

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

Top Oregon Schools for a Master's in Chemistry

1

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

10 Annual Graduates

Oregon State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in chemistry. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the small city of Corvallis.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Oregon State University

2

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

54 Annual Graduates

$67,269 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Oregon if you want to pursue a master's degree in chemistry. UO is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Eugene.

Students who graduate with their master's from the chemistry program report average early career income of $67,269.

More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of Oregon

Best Chemistry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Chemistry Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	248
Washington	183	36
Nevada	105	2
Hawaii	85	2
Alaska	52	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Chemistry

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

Chemistry Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Chemistry	65

Majors Similar to Chemistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	46
Geological & Earth Sciences	26
Materials Sciences	4

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.