Chemistry is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #51 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of chemistry. Combined, these schools handed out 244 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. We derive our Best Overall Chemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Louisiana list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the chemistry degree levels they offer.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in chemistry. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #271 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Louisiana State University is a great university overall.
There were about 51 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the chemistry degree program at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College get $11,994 above the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
It is hard to beat University of Louisiana at Lafayette if you wish to pursue a degree in chemistry. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were approximately 27 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UL Lafayette 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 $33,799.
Every student pursuing a degree in chemistry needs to look into University of New Orleans. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were roughly 27 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UNO in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, chemistry degree recipients generally earn around $37,086 in the first five years of their 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).
Your choice of chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Chemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
