2024 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

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 reviewed 4 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of chemistry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 master's degrees in chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Chemistry School for Your Master's Degree

The chemistry master'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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master'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.

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

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to chemistry students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other chemistry students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt chemistry students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 colleges for chemistry students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in Chemistry

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

17 Annual Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in chemistry. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

9 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in chemistry has to take a look at Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Virginia Tech

3

William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA

3 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat William & Mary if you want to pursue a master's degree in chemistry. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.More information about a master’s in chemistry from William & Mary

4

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

1 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat George Mason University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in chemistry. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from George Mason University

Best Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	85
Georgia	190	45
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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Chemistry Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Chemistry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Chemistry	40

Majors Similar to Chemistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	41
Geological & Earth Sciences	14
Astronomy & Astrophysics	3
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	3

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.