by our College Data Analytics Team
Chemistry is available at many schools, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in chemistry than other colleges that offer the major.
College Factual ranked the 5 chemistry schools in District of Columbia by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Below are the schools where chemistry makes up the largest share of degrees in District of Columbia.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to chemistry than Howard University. Set in the city of Washington, Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.8% of all degrees awarded are in chemistry, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year. See more about chemistry at Howard University
A rank of #2 makes Catholic University Of America one of the most focused schools for chemistry. Set in the city of Washington, Catholic University Of America is a private not-for-profit institution. Chemistry accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full chemistry details for Catholic University Of America
A rank of #3 makes George Washington University one of the most focused schools for chemistry. Located in the city of Washington, George Washington University is a private not-for-profit university. Chemistry accounts for around 0.3% of the degrees granted here, or about 28 graduates in the most recent year. See more about chemistry at George Washington University
Georgetown University is one of the most focused chemistry schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Washington, Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.2% of the degrees Georgetown University awards are in chemistry, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full chemistry details for Georgetown University
A rank of #5 makes American University one of the most focused schools for chemistry. Located in the city of Washington, American University is a private not-for-profit university. About 0.1% of the degrees American University awards are in chemistry, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about chemistry at American University
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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