Chemistry is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #51 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Chemistry Schools in Louisiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 244 degrees in chemistry to qualified students.
Your choice of chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Chemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Louisiana list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the chemistry degree levels they offer.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great decision for students interested in a degree in chemistry. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #357 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Louisiana State University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 51 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent data year.
Louisiana Tech University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in chemistry. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Ruston. A Best Colleges rank of #1592 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Louisiana Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana Tech in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the chemistry program make around $42,572 for their early career.
Every student pursuing a degree in chemistry needs to look into University of New Orleans. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were approximately 27 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UNO in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in chemistry has to check out Xavier University of Louisiana. XULA is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans. This university ranks 17th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were approximately 32 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at XULA in the most recent data year.
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).