2024 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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.

College Factual looked at 33 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 419 master's degrees in chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Chemistry School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of chemistry for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality chemistry program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 full 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

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

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Chemistry in the Southeast Region

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

10 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Chemistry

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

17 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in chemistry has to take a look at University of Virginia - Main Campus. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

2 Annual Graduates

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in chemistry. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

3

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in chemistry needs to look into University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

4

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

5 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in chemistry needs to take a look at Emory University. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Emory University

5

Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Winston-Salem.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Wake Forest University

6

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

5 Annual Graduates

NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.More information about a master’s in chemistry from North Carolina State University

6

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

33 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Florida State University

7

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

8

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

9 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Virginia Tech

9

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of Florida

Best Chemistry Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	85
Georgia	190	45
Virginia	182	40
North Carolina	178	95
Tennessee	166	47
Alabama	151	25
Kentucky	147	28
Louisiana	147	14
South Carolina	146	12
Mississippi	145	15
Arkansas	121	11
West Virginia	112	2

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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	408
Other Chemistry	6
Forensic Chemistry	5

Majors Similar to Chemistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geological & Earth Sciences	381
Physics	297
Other Physical Science	37
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	22
Materials Sciences	17
General Physical Sciences	14
Physics and Astronomy	9
Astronomy & Astrophysics	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.