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2025 Best General Chemistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

33 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
3,046 Chemistry Degrees Awarded
Ranked #43 in popularity, general chemistry is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general chemistry. Combined, these schools handed out 3,046 degrees in general chemistry to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Chemistry School

Best General Chemistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of general 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 general 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.

General Chemistry Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Chemistry
Master's Degrees in Chemistry
Doctor's Degrees in Chemistry

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Chemistry in the Middle Atlantic Region

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.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Chemistry

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MD
70 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Johns Hopkins University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in general chemistry. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 70 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
64 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general chemistry. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 64 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In NY

Any student pursuing a degree in general chemistry needs to look into Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means RPI is a great school overall.

There were approximately 17 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
106 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Cornell University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in general chemistry. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 106 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY
57 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were roughly 57 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE
57 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 3 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.

There were approximately 57 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
89 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 89 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
72 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were about 72 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Villanova crest
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
36 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were approximately 36 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple crest
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
42 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 42 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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Best General Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best general chemistry schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 1,368
Pennsylvania 978 955
Maryland 618 306
New Jersey 614 402
District of Columbia 441 81
Delaware 345 62

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General Chemistry is one of 11 different types of Chemistry programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Forensic Chemistry 39
Other Chemistry 39
Environmental Chemistry 9
Analytical Chemistry 8
Polymer Chemistry 8
Chemical Physics 5

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