by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 659 people earned their degree in other chemistry, making the major the 504th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 other chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in other chemistry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other chemistry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The other chemistry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other chemistry students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Merced. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major list. UC Merced is a medium-sized school located in Merced, California that handed out 3 masters’s other chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the #2 spot on the list. McNeese State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It awarded 10 masters’s other chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Western State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Missouri Western State University is a small public school situated in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It awarded 0 masters’s other chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Scranton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s other chemistry students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Chemistry at University of Scranton
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark Atlanta University landed the #5 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other chemistry degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tufts University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s other chemistry students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Johns Hopkins University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major ranking. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 3 masters’s other chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of California - Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s other chemistry students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Catholic University of America landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major ranking. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other chemistry degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Chemistry at Catholic University of America
Chatham University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major list. Chatham University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 masters’s other chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Chemistry Major list. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other chemistry degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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