General Chemistry is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #43 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Chemistry Schools in Arkansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 212 degrees in general chemistry annually.
The chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Chemistry rankings. For our Best Overall General Chemistry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Chemistry Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of chemistry degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Arkansas is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general chemistry. UARK is a very large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 73 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of Central Arkansas if you wish to pursue a degree in general chemistry. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 26 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in general chemistry needs to check out University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. Located in the small city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 14 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UAFS in the most recent data year.
One of 11 majors within the Chemistry area of study, General Chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).
The chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Chemistry rankings. For our Best Overall General Chemistry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
