by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 90 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general chemistry students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,977 doctor's degrees in general chemistry during the <nil> academic year.
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The chemistry doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general chemistry students working on their doctor's degree.
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 General Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools.
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general chemistry students seeking a a doctor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general chemistry. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California - Berkeley is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general chemistry. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of California - Berkeley
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general chemistry. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of California - Santa Barbara is a great option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general chemistry. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of California - Santa Barbara
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of Wisconsin - Madison
UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from Johns Hopkins University
UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of Florida
UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of Connecticut
Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from Duke University
UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of California - Davis
Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of California - Irvine
UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of California - Los Angeles
Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from Columbia University in the City of New York
Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from Boston College
Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from Ohio State University - Main Campus
UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of California - San Diego
Here are some additional great schools for General Chemistry students that almost earned our Best General Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 20 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 21 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 23 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA |
| 24 | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN |
| 25 | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY |
| 26 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 27 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 28 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 29 | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 30 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
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One of 11 majors within the Chemistry area of study, General Chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Chemistry | 44 |
| Polymer Chemistry | 29 |
| Chemical Physics | 15 |
| Environmental Chemistry | 10 |
| Physical Chemistry | 9 |
| Analytical Chemistry | 8 |
| Organic Chemistry | 6 |
| Theoretical Chemistry | 4 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | 1 |