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2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
100 Degrees Awarded
$38,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Chemistry is the 38th most popular major in the country with 20,841 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 856 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 100 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general chemistry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general chemistry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general chemistry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree chemistry students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Chemistry (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 27 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s chemistry degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #3 spot on the list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Drexel is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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