2025 Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region
68Colleges in the Southeast Region
4,991Chemistry Degrees Awarded
$47,693Avg 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 68 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of chemistry. Combined, these schools handed out 4,991 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. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The chemistry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region.
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Best Schools for Chemistry in the Southeast Region
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. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is hard to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a degree in chemistry. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were about 65 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Duke 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 $29,748.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemistry. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were roughly 185 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the chemistry program earn about $39,143 for their early career.
University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great option for students pursuing a degree in chemistry. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 136 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the chemistry program report average early career income of $30,599.
University of Florida is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in chemistry. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 224 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the chemistry program make around $41,276 for their early career.
Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 110 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, chemistry degree recipients usually make an average of $38,571 at the beginning of their careers.
NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh. This university ranks 4th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 65 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year. Chemistry degree recipients from North Carolina State University earn a boost of about $23,859 above the average earnings of chemistry graduates.
Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #103 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means William & Mary is a great school overall.
There were roughly 57 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at William & Mary in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the chemistry program make an average of $35,130 in the first couple years of working.
UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 51 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Chemistry degree recipients from University of South Carolina - Columbia receive an earnings boost of approximately $4,997 above the typical earnings of chemistry graduates.
Clemson is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Clemson. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 66 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 68 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 65 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech 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 $45,513.
Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Auburn. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 39 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.
Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Winston-Salem. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wake Forest University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Wake Forest University in the most recent data year.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Region award.
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. 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.
