2025 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Chemistry is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #66 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 master's degrees in chemistry during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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

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 Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Chemistry in Indiana

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for chemistry students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Indiana Schools for a Master's in Chemistry

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

6 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in chemistry needs to take a look at Indiana University - Bloomington. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Indiana University - Bloomington

2

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

12 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in chemistry. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Purdue University - Main Campus

Best Chemistry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Chemistry Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	149
Michigan	211	83
Ohio	207	172
Wisconsin	173	37

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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	46

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	47
Geological & Earth Sciences	24
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.