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.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general chemistry. Combined, these schools handed out 395 degrees in general chemistry to qualified students.
Your choice of general chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Tennessee list to help you make the college 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.
Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general chemistry. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 52 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in general chemistry needs to look into University of Memphis. UofM is a very large public university located in the city of Memphis. This university ranks 12th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 36 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general chemistry. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were approximately 61 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat East Tennessee State University if you wish to pursue a degree in general chemistry. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #802 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ETSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 24 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 36 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent year we have data available.
Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Clarksville. This university ranks 25th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 19 general chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Austin Peay State University 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 general chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
