2025 Best Chemistry Schools in Mississippi

A degree in chemistry is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #51 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for chemistry students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 221 degrees in chemistry to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Chemistry Schools List

Chemistry Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chemistry Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Chemistry in Mississippi

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.

Top Mississippi Schools in Chemistry

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

20.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in chemistry has to look into University of Mississippi. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduating, chemistry degree recipients generally earn about $35,132 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in chemistry from University of Mississippi

2

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Mississippi State University if you wish to pursue a degree in chemistry. Mississippi State is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State.More information about a degree in chemistry from Mississippi State University

Best Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	670
Florida	282	780
North Carolina	279	882
Virginia	274	691
Tennessee	269	369
South Carolina	248	242
Kentucky	244	283
Louisiana	242	237
Arkansas	234	215
Alabama	233	326
West Virginia	207	129

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Chemistry Related Rankings by Major

Chemistry is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Chemistry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Chemistry	193
Forensic Chemistry	24
Other Chemistry	3
Chemical Physics	1

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geological & Earth Sciences	211
Physics	34
General Physical Sciences	32
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	10

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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.