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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 Plains States region, there were 1,541 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,818 and $23,789 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 13 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #3 spot on the list. University of South Dakota is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Duluth is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 42 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 93%.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemistry students 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%.
Missouri Western State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Missouri Western is a public institution located in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 13 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
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Saint Louis University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 5 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 5 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, University of Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 8 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region list. The College of Saint Scholastica is a small school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 1 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 4 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 85%.
University of North Dakota landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 2 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wichita State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. Wichita State University is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 2 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 1 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national 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.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
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Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 #22, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 35 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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