Forensic Chemistry isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #751 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of forensic chemistry. Combined, these schools handed out 318 degrees in forensic chemistry to qualified students.
Your choice of forensic 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 forensic 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Forensic Chemistry Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Forensic Chemistry in the United States
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 forensic chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.
Arizona State University - Tempe is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in forensic chemistry. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 63 forensic chemistry students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
Towson University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in forensic chemistry. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #188 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.
There were about 26 forensic chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in forensic chemistry has to look into University of Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 forensic chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in forensic chemistry has to check out Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. BGSU is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Bowling Green. This university ranks 18th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 43 forensic chemistry students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent data year.
Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of University. This university ranks 1st out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 22 forensic chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available.
WCU is a large public university located in the distant town of Cullowhee. This university ranks 36th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 27 forensic chemistry students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent year we have data available.
Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the town of Richmond. This university ranks 12th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 30 forensic chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #480 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SHSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 26 forensic chemistry students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 35th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 9 forensic chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Northern Michigan University in the most recent year we have data available.
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 forensic 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 forensic chemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
