2025 Best General Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

If you pursue a doctor's degree in general chemistry, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #11 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 126 doctor's degrees in general chemistry during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general chemistry students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general chemistry students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general chemistry related body.

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.

More Ways to Rank General Chemistry Schools

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 in Pennsylvania.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Chemistry in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general chemistry.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in Chemistry

1

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Temple University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general chemistry. Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from Temple University

2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general chemistry. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Best General Chemistry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	168
Maryland	190	29
New Jersey	165	45
District of Columbia	143	15
Delaware	63	19

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Rankings in Majors Related to Chemistry

One of 11 majors within the Chemistry area of study, General Chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.