2024 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

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 2 schools in Iowa 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 10 master's degrees in chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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 schools for chemistry students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top Iowa Schools for a Master's in Chemistry

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

2 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is a good choice for students pursuing a master's degree in chemistry. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

8 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a master's degree in chemistry. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of Iowa

Best Chemistry Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Chemistry Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	50
Minnesota	174	53
Kansas	149	10
Nebraska	123	4
North Dakota	115	4
South Dakota	89	22

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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	8
Analytical Chemistry	2

Majors Similar to Chemistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geological & Earth Sciences	15
Physics	8
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	6
Astronomy & Astrophysics	1

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.