2025 Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Chemistry is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #36 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the best for chemistry students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 74 bachelor's degrees in chemistry to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on chemistry students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other chemistry students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for chemistry to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized chemistry related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for chemistry students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank 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 Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Chemistry in West Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in chemistry.

Top West Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Chemistry

1

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

16 Annual Graduates

$36,891 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat West Virginia University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in chemistry. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the chemistry program earn around $36,891 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in chemistry from West Virginia University

2

Marshall University
Huntington, WV

19 Annual Graduates

$32,143 Median Starting Salary

Marshall University is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in chemistry. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public university with a large student population.

Soon after graduation, chemistry bachelor's recipients usually make an average of $32,143 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in chemistry from Marshall University

Best Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	590
Georgia	224	521
Tennessee	220	291
North Carolina	213	703
Virginia	213	589
South Carolina	195	198
Kentucky	187	236
Alabama	184	271
Louisiana	171	186
Mississippi	169	168
Arkansas	167	195

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Rankings in Majors Related to Chemistry

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Chemistry Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Chemistry	69
Other Chemistry	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	30
Geological & Earth Sciences	23
General Physical Sciences	4

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.