by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for general chemistry students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 286 bachelor's degrees in general chemistry during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of general chemistry for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general chemistry students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general chemistry.
Vanderbilt University is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in general chemistry. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from Vanderbilt University
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general chemistry. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Knoxville.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
It's hard to beat University of Memphis if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general chemistry. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from University of Memphis
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general chemistry needs to look into East Tennessee State University. ETSU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Johnson City.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from East Tennessee State University
UT Chattanooga is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Tennessee Tech University is a large public university located in the remote town of Cookeville.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from Tennessee Technological University
Located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from Austin Peay State University
Explore all the Best General Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 492 | 572 |
| North Carolina | 453 | 674 |
| Georgia | 453 | 507 |
| Virginia | 421 | 589 |
| South Carolina | 370 | 189 |
| Kentucky | 331 | 217 |
| Alabama | 320 | 261 |
| Louisiana | 306 | 182 |
| Arkansas | 294 | 194 |
| Mississippi | 275 | 154 |
| West Virginia | 223 | 100 |
General Chemistry is one of 11 different types of Chemistry programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemical Physics | 3 |
| Other Chemistry | 2 |