2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 21,951 people earned their degree in chemistry, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southeast region, there were 5,141 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,932 and $22,165 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,107 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 83 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the chemistry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 57 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students per year to attend WCU.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Miss is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dalton State College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Dalton, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,543 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students per year to attend DSC.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNA is a medium-sized public school situated in Florence, Alabama. It awarded 18 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNA, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Alabama is $14,130 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
Out of the 83 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #5 spot on the list. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
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Kennesaw State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Kennesaw, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students list, KSU Georgia has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students per year to attend Kennesaw State University.
With a ranking of #7, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 43 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students per year to attend UofM.
University of North Georgia ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNG is a fairly large school located in Dahlonega, Georgia that handed out 17 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Georgia is $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school situated in Magnolia, Arkansas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $14,270 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
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West Virginia University Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Beckley, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,569 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students per year to attend West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
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University of North Florida ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Florida is $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of West Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of West Georgia is a public institution located in Carrollton, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,124 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students per year to attend University of West Georgia.
East Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students per year to attend ECU.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 84 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. FAU is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students per year to attend Florida Atlantic University.
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Appalachian State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State University is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 43 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 38 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students per year to attend Florida State University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. 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 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNCW is $19,055 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Augusta University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Augusta, Georgia, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
Augusta University also took the #17 spot in our “Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Augusta University is $11,136 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
Tennessee Technological University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee Technological University is a fairly large public school situated in Cookeville, Tennessee. It awarded 19 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,929 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students per year to attend Tennessee Technological University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
UAH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UAH is $15,860 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $16,529 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of New Orleans came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of New Orleans is $11,193 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
With a ranking of #24, Florida International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida International University is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Northern Kentucky University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Northern Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky that handed out 16 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NKU is $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
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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%.
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- *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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