2025 Best General Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 36 doctor's degrees in general chemistry to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 schools for general chemistry students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Chemistry Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Chemistry in Alabama

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

Top Alabama Schools for a Doctorate in Chemistry

1

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Auburn University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general chemistry. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from Auburn University

2

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

The University of Alabama is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general chemistry. Located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from The University of Alabama

Best General Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	105
North Carolina	190	84
Georgia	190	97
Virginia	182	60
Mississippi	154	20
Tennessee	150	31
Louisiana	146	37
South Carolina	135	32
Kentucky	119	19
Arkansas	74	7
West Virginia	61	15

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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.