2025 Best Chemistry Schools in Connecticut

If you plan on majoring in chemistry, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #51 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for chemistry students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 279 degrees in chemistry to qualified students.

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Pick Your Chemistry Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Chemistry Schools in Connecticut list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Chemistry in Connecticut

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Connecticut Schools in Chemistry

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

$52,216 Median Starting Salary

University of Connecticut is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemistry. Located in the town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those chemistry students who get their degree from University of Connecticut receive $4,523 more than the typical chemistry student.

More information about a degree in chemistry from University of Connecticut

2

University of New Haven
West Haven, CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

31.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in chemistry has to take a look at University of New Haven. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in chemistry from University of New Haven

Best Chemistry Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	301	744
New Hampshire	210	52
Maine	202	59
Rhode Island	200	73
Vermont	194	39

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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	275
Polymer Chemistry	2
Environmental Chemistry	2

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Most Popular Majors Related to Chemistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	176
Geological & Earth Sciences	134
Astronomy & Astrophysics	18
General Physical Sciences	14
Other Physical Science	2
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	1

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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.