by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in Idaho for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Idaho, there were 87 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,793 and $23,905 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,135 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in Idaho for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in Idaho for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho master’s degree chemistry students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in Idaho for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Idaho is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in Idaho for a Master’s list. ISU is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 3 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in Idaho for a Master’s. Boise State University is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 2 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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