If you plan on majoring in chemistry, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #51 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Chemistry Schools in South Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 242 degrees in chemistry to qualified students.
Your choice of chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for chemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chemistry Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student who is interested in chemistry has to look into University of South Carolina - Columbia. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 55 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Those chemistry students who get their degree from University of South Carolina - Columbia make $3,905 more than the average chemistry graduate.
It is hard to beat College of Charleston if you wish to pursue a degree in chemistry. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 21 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in chemistry has to check out Wofford College. Located in the city of Spartanburg, Wofford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #315 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wofford is a great college overall.
There were approximately 16 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Wofford in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the chemistry program make around $34,920 for their early career.
It is difficult to beat Winthrop University if you wish to pursue a degree in chemistry. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 13 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the chemistry program report average early career wages of $37,478.
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).
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Your choice of chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for chemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
