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2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Chemistry is the 44th most popular major in the country with 21,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, chemistry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,704 and had an average of $22,279 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 847 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,183 and $20,565 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemistry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemistry programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the chemistry program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 1 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.

ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685.

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#4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #4 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 3 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #4 spot in our “Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055.

Read more about Chemistry at UNC Charlotte

#5

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCW also made our “Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286.

Full UNCW Chemistry Report

#6

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

WCU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Carolina University are $17,821.

Read full report on Chemistry at Western Carolina University

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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