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 reviewed 3 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of chemistry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 235 degrees in chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemistry rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Every student pursuing a degree in chemistry has to check out University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 60 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the chemistry major at University of Arizona make $2,556 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Arizona State University - Tempe is a good option for students interested in a degree in chemistry. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were approximately 93 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the chemistry program state that they receive average early career wages of $34,311.
It's hard to beat Northern Arizona University if you wish to pursue a degree in chemistry. NAU is a very large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 76 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the chemistry program make an average of $29,325 for their early career.
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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The chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemistry rankings. 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.
