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2025 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools

50 Colleges in the United States
2,413 Master's Degrees
$59,683 Avg Early-Career Salary
a master's degree in chemistry is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #66 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 50 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of chemistry. Combined, these schools handed out 2,413 master's degrees in chemistry to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Chemistry School for Your Master's Degree

Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools Your choice of chemistry for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality chemistry program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for chemistry students working on their master's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Chemistry in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in chemistry. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Schools for a Master's in Chemistry

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96 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in chemistry. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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22 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in chemistry has to check out Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Johns Hopkins University

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It's difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a master's degree in chemistry. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

After graduation, chemistry master's recipients generally make about $60,750 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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33 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in chemistry has to look into University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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16 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Columbia University in the City of New York

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61 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of California - Los Angeles

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10 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of California - Santa Barbara

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34 Annual Graduates

Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Cornell University

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60 Annual Graduates

UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of California - San Diego

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33 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of Rochester

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Chemistry students that almost earned our Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
12 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
13 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
14 University of Delaware Newark, DE
15 Northeastern University Boston, MA
16 Villanova University Villanova, PA

Chemistry by Region

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

Chemistry Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Chemistry 2,285
Polymer Chemistry 51
Other Chemistry 31
Forensic Chemistry 27
Analytical Chemistry 15
Environmental Chemistry 3
Physical Chemistry 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physics 2,152
Geological & Earth Sciences 1,612
Materials Sciences 279
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 258
Astronomy & Astrophysics 253
Other Physical Science 153
General Physical Sciences 50
Physics and Astronomy 4

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