by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 20,985 people earned their degree in chemistry, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States. In , chemistry graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $40,989 and had an average of $21,685 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,098 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major” ranking looked at 232 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemistry. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in chemistry.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree chemistry students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Presentation College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major list. Presentation College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It awarded 4 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orange Coast College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major list. This fairly large school is located in Costa Mesa, California, and it awarded 67 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major list. UC Blue Ash College is a medium-sized school located in Blue Ash, Ohio that handed out 11 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Miramar College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major. San Diego Miramar College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 27 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 232 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major that were part of this year’s ranking, East Georgia State College landed the #5 spot on the list. East Georgia State College is a public institution located in Swainsboro, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Irvine Valley College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major list. Located in Irvine, California, this fairly large public school handed out 76 degrees to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
Lake Superior State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking. Lake Superior State University is a small school located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan that handed out 8 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Chemistry at Lake Superior State University
Evergreen Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking, coming in at #8. Evergreen Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 6 associates’s 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%.
University of Cincinnati - Clermont College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is a medium-sized school located in Batavia, Ohio that handed out 11 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Solano Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, California, and it awarded 23 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Cuyamaca College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking. Located in El Cajon, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 #12, Monterey Peninsula College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major list. Monterey Peninsula College is located in Monterey, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #13, Santiago Canyon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major list. This fairly large school is located in Orange, California, and it awarded 24 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Columbia College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking. Located in Sonora, California, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
University of Rio Grande did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking, coming in at #15. University of Rio Grande is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rio Grande, Ohio. It awarded 2 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fullerton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking, coming in at #16. Fullerton, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s chemistry degrees to 51 students in 2021-2022.
Yuba College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking. Located in Marysville, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Cabrillo College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Aptos, California, and it awarded 26 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking, coming in at #19. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s chemistry degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne Chemistry Report
Sacramento City College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major list. Sacramento City College is a fairly large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 18 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Blinn College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking. Blinn College is a fairly large school located in Brenham, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Antelope Valley College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Lancaster, California, and it awarded 23 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #23, Del Mar College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major list. Del Mar College is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Community College of Philadelphia landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
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Oklahoma City Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major ranking. OCCC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Chemistry at Oklahoma City Community College
Not only did these schools make the top 35 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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