2024 Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Ranked #36 in popularity, chemistry is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 156 bachelor's degrees in chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to chemistry students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of chemistry students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt chemistry students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized chemistry related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for chemistry students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Chemistry in Iowa

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in chemistry.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Chemistry

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

37 Annual Graduates

$45,450 Median Starting Salary

$23,250 Median Student Debt

Iowa State University is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in chemistry. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames.

Those chemistry students who get their bachelor's degree from Iowa State University earn $7,136 more than the standard chemistry student.

More information about a bachelor’s in chemistry from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

37 Annual Graduates

$31,178 Median Starting Salary

$25,956 Median Student Debt

University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in chemistry. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, chemistry bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $31,178 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in chemistry from University of Iowa

Best Chemistry Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Chemistry Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	372
Minnesota	215	377
Kansas	184	97
Nebraska	180	117
North Dakota	149	20
South Dakota	148	50

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Chemistry Related Rankings by Major

Chemistry is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Chemistry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Chemistry	154
Forensic Chemistry	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Chemistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	112
Geological & Earth Sciences	32
Astronomy & Astrophysics	10
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	10
General Physical Sciences	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.