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2021 Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
1,158 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,442 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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.

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2021 Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

Check out the chemistry programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1

Texas A&M University - College Station has taken the #1 spot in this year's chemistry ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population. Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.

Full Chemistry at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

2

University of Houston comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population. UH also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Southwest Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UH is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. About 13,663 of the students at UH are attending part time.

Read full report on Chemistry at University of Houston

3

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best chemistry schools for non-traditional students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. There are roughly 3,479 part time students in attendance at UT Austin.

Read full report on Chemistry at The University of Texas at Austin

4

University of Arizona landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best chemistry schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population. University of Arizona also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Southwest Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.

Full Chemistry at University of Arizona Report

5

University of Houston - Downtown earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the city of Houston.

The student loan default rate at UH Downtown is lower than is typical, just 0.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,159 students take at least one class online at UH Downtown. 8,391 students are part time.

Read full report on Chemistry at University of Houston - Downtown

6

The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Sam Houston State University. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville. SHSU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Southwest Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. About 6,353 of the students at SHSU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Northern Arizona University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 9,603 students at NAU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,368 part time students in attendance at NAU.

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Arizona State University - Tempe earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at ASU - Tempe is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 37,856 students take at least one class online at ASU - Tempe. 8,480 students are part time.

Read full report on Chemistry at Arizona State University - Tempe

9

Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best chemistry schools for non-traditional students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock. Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Southwest Region list.

About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,077 part time students in attendance at Texas Tech.

Full Chemistry at Texas Tech University Report

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Our rankings recognize University of North Texas as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry in the Southwest Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,105 part time students in attendance at UNT.

Full Chemistry at University of North Texas Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students chemistry schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 812
Arizona 194
Oklahoma 167
New Mexico 36

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