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In 2020-2021, 21,239 people earned their degree in chemistry, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 1,787 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,402 and $22,998 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,209 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 92 colleges that offered a degree in chemistry. That schools that top this list have a program in chemistry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree chemistry students.
Out of the 92 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Lutheran University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Lutheran University is a small school located in Seguin, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 92 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 6 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 92 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 92 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin College landed the #5 spot on the list. Austin College is a small school located in Sherman, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Schreiner University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. Schreiner University is a small school located in Kerrville, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Cameron University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
University of St. Thomas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UST is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rice University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Huston - Tillotson University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Tech is a small school located in Socorro, New Mexico that handed out 3 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Howard Payne University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Howard Payne University is a small school located in Brownwood, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. SWOSU is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Texas A&M Texarkana is a small school located in Texarkana, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. Georgetown, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #19, Oklahoma Panhandle State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. OPSU is a public institution located in Goodwell, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, 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 87%.
Wiley College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Adventist University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Adventist University is located in Keene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
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East Central University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Ada, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 124 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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