by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s” 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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,246 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 322 colleges that offer a degree in chemistry. To top this list, a school must have a successful chemistry program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree chemistry students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s list. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school handed out 57 degrees to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s list. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 masters’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
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 1.0% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 46 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 44 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Akron Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 43 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Princeton University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #10, Cornell University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 36 masters’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. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 36 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 33 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 31 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Irvine landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 29 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, 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 94%.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s ranking. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 29 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 1.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Yale University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s chemistry degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
New York University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 27 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Georgia State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 26 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Villanova University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 26 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Florida International University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s list. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 20 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Rochester ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s list. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 19 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 19 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 52 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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