A degree in chemistry is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #51 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Chemistry Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 294 degrees in chemistry during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Chemistry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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 Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of chemistry degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in chemistry has to take a look at University of Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were roughly 72 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UK 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 income of $26,392.
Western Kentucky University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in chemistry. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 39 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, chemistry degree recipients typically make around $24,565 at the beginning of their careers.
Any student pursuing a degree in chemistry needs to look into Eastern Kentucky University. Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the town of Richmond. This university ranks 10th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 41 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the chemistry program earn around $27,317 in their early career salary.
Any student pursuing a degree in chemistry has to check out Northern Kentucky University. NKU is a large public university located in the suburb of Highland Heights. A Best Colleges rank of #716 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NKU is a great university overall.
There were about 15 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent data year. Chemistry degree recipients from Northern Kentucky University get an earnings boost of approximately $7,543 above the average earnings of chemistry majors.
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).
Your choice of chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Chemistry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
