2021 Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
99Colleges
14,179Bachelor's Degrees
$36,622Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Chemistry is the #36th most popular major in the country with 14,179 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 99 colleges that offer a bachelor's in chemistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemistry programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemistry program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
Check out the chemistry programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Wisconsin - Madison has taken the #1 spot in this year's chemistry ranking for non-traditional students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry ranking.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population. UMN Twin Cities also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
University of California - San Diego earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCSD not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list.
The student loan default rate at UCSD is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,222 students take at least one class online at UCSD. There are roughly 1,605 part time students in attendance at UCSD.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best chemistry schools for non-traditional students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign. UIUC also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. 10,007 of UIUC students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Texas A&M University - College Station as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population. Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Northeastern University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Northeastern also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry rankings.
The student loan default rate at Northeastern is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. 1,267 of Northeastern students are attending part time.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. 7,559 students are part time.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best chemistry schools for non-traditional students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 of UC Berkeley students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts Amherst as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list.
The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of University Park, Penn State University Park is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Penn State University Park also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Chemistry ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All students are part time.
University of California - Los Angeles comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 students are part time.
University of Virginia - Main Campus earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, University of Virginia is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list.
The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.
Ohio State University - Main Campus earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus. Ohio State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,459 part time students in attendance at Ohio State.
The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry ranking.
The student loan default rate at UC Davis is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,892 students take at least one class online at UC Davis. 1,668 students are part time.
Here are some additional great schools for non-traditional students studying Chemistry that almost earned our Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).