2025 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

a master's degree in chemistry is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #66 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 161 master's degrees in chemistry to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Chemistry School for Your Master's Degree

The chemistry master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 full 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Chemistry in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in chemistry.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Chemistry

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

51 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a master's degree in chemistry. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

3 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a master's degree in chemistry. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of Iowa

3

University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, MN

9 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Duluth if you wish to pursue a master's degree in chemistry. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of Minnesota - Duluth

Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	50
Minnesota	174	53
Iowa	154	10
Kansas	149	10
Nebraska	123	4
North Dakota	115	4
South Dakota	89	22

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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	149
Polymer Chemistry	11
Inorganic Chemistry	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Chemistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geological & Earth Sciences	99
Physics	78
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	17
Materials Sciences	13
General Physical Sciences	8
Astronomy & Astrophysics	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.