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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in Kansas for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Kansas, there were 132 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,216 and $30,275 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,354 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in Kansas for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in chemistry. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in chemistry.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in Kansas for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas master’s degree chemistry students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in Kansas for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Pitt State is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, Kansas that handed out 8 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in Kansas for a Master’s list. Wichita State University is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 2 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in Kansas for a Master’s. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemistry Major in Kansas for a Master’s list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 35 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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