2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry in Louisiana

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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 Louisiana, there were 238 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,000 and $28,750 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemistry programs, but they also cost less that 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 Doctorate in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana doctor’s degree chemistry students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

Read full report on Chemistry at Louisiana State University

#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$13,678 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 2 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemistry at UNO

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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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