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2025 Best Chemistry Schools in Maryland

5 Colleges in Maryland
347 Chemistry Degrees Awarded
$47,693 Avg Early-Career Salary
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 5 schools in Maryland 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 347 degrees in chemistry annually.

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Choosing a Great Chemistry School

Best Chemistry Schools in Maryland 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.

Chemistry Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Chemistry
Master's Degrees in Chemistry
Doctor's Degrees in Chemistry

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 Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Chemistry in Maryland

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.

Top Maryland Schools in Chemistry

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 Chemistry Degrees Awarded
23.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in chemistry needs to take a look at Johns Hopkins University. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were about 76 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the chemistry major at Johns Hopkins University earn $30,394 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 Chemistry Degrees Awarded
15.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in chemistry has to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were about 76 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, chemistry degree recipients typically earn about $46,140 at the beginning of their careers.

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Towson University
Towson, MD
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Chemistry Degrees Awarded
$52,765 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Towson University if you wish to pursue a degree in chemistry. Towson is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Towson. This university ranks 5th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were approximately 54 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the chemistry program at Towson University earn $5,072 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemistry. UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Baltimore. This university ranks 6th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were approximately 28 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the chemistry program report average early career earnings of $44,215.

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Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

Salisbury is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Salisbury. This university ranks 12th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 17 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent year we have data available. Those chemistry students who get their degree from Salisbury University make $2,476 more than the typical chemistry graduate.

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Best Chemistry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Chemistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 988
New York 333 1,391
New Jersey 273 402
District of Columbia 188 95
Delaware 175 72

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

Chemistry Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Chemistry 311
Forensic Chemistry 26
Other Chemistry 6
Chemical Physics 4

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Physics 316
Geological & Earth Sciences 115
Other Physical Science 93
Astronomy & Astrophysics 31
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 22
General Physical Sciences 16

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