2025 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in chemistry, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #66 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 201 master's degrees in chemistry to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to chemistry students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other chemistry students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt chemistry students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized chemistry related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for chemistry students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Chemistry in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in chemistry.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Chemistry

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

10 Annual Graduates

Northeastern University is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in chemistry. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Northeastern University

2

University of New Haven
West Haven, CT

16 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in chemistry has to take a look at University of New Haven. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Haven.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of New Haven

Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	84
Connecticut	153	77
Rhode Island	127	17
New Hampshire	108	1
Vermont	91	0
Maine	90	1

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Chemistry Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Chemistry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Chemistry	200
Other Chemistry	1

Majors Similar to Chemistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	225
Geological & Earth Sciences	88
Astronomy & Astrophysics	45
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	9
General Physical Sciences	3
Materials Sciences	3

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.