by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Chemistry is the 51st most popular major in the country with 21,239 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, chemistry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,656 and had an average of $22,680 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 5,043 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,477 and $22,736 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,060 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 298 colleges that offered a degree in chemistry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their chemistry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The chemistry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 298 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky Wesleyan College landed the #1 spot on the list. Owensboro, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhodes College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Rhodes College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tougaloo College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Tougaloo is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tougaloo, Mississippi. It awarded 7 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethany College West Virginia landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethany College West Virginia is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bethany, West Virginia. It awarded 5 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Dillard University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Dillard University is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 8 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Randolph - Macon College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Randolph - Macon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Virginia. It awarded 15 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Erskine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Erskine is a small school located in Due West, South Carolina that handed out 5 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Hendrix College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Wofford College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #12, Shepherd University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Shepherd University is a public institution located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Salem College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rust College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Rust College is a small school located in Holly Springs, Mississippi that handed out 3 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Fisk University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Fisk is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Davidson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Davidson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Davidson, North Carolina. It awarded 17 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Lyon College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lyon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Batesville, Arkansas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Centre College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Centre College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Kentucky. It awarded 11 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Berea College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Berea is located in Berea, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #20, Randolph College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Randolph College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Johnson C Smith University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Newberry College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Newberry College is a small school located in Newberry, South Carolina that handed out 7 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Transylvania University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Transylvania University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 6 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Alcorn State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Alcorn State University is a public institution located in Alcorn State, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. AUM is a medium-sized public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 25 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Not only did these schools make the top 45 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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