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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Chemistry Schools in Georgia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 678 degrees in general chemistry to qualified students.
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. 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.
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.
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 Georgia list to help you make the college 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.
It is hard to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in general chemistry. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 68 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Emory University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general chemistry. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were about 139 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.
University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general chemistry. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 66 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
Georgia State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general chemistry. Georgia State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Atlanta. This university ranks 17th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 117 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year.
GaSou is a very large public university located in the town of Statesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #451 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 34 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year.
KSU Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw. This university ranks 20th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 53 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 20 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at University of West Georgia in the most recent data year.
Augusta University is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Augusta. This university ranks 27th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 16 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Augusta University 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).
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. 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.
