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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Chemistry Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 277 degrees in chemistry annually.
Your choice of chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for chemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chemistry Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
Every student who is interested in chemistry has to look into University of South Carolina - Columbia. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 51 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Chemistry degree recipients from University of South Carolina - Columbia get an earnings boost of about $4,997 over the typical income of chemistry graduates.
Every student pursuing a degree in chemistry has to check out Clemson University. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were approximately 66 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat College of Charleston if you wish to pursue a degree in chemistry. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 6th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 33 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the chemistry program report average early career earnings of $39,208.
It is hard to beat Winthrop University if you wish to pursue a degree in chemistry. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 12 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for chemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
