by our College Data Analytics Team
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Chemistry is the 51st most popular major in the country with 20,985 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,750 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,402 and $21,200 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 97 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 43 colleges that offered a degree in chemistry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their chemistry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree chemistry students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blinn College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region. 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%.
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the #2 spot on the list. DMC is a medium-sized public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s chemistry students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Temple, Texas, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
San Juan College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. SJC is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rose State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 associates’s chemistry 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Texarkana College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. Texarkana College is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
Central Texas College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Killeen, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Amarillo College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Amarillo College is a public institution located in Amarillo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Tyler Junior College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
El Paso Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s chemistry students 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%.
South Plains College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Hill College is a small school located in Hillsboro, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arizona Western College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Houston Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Odessa College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Palo Alto College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. Palo Alto College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Glendale Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lee College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Baytown, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
South Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. South Texas College is a large public school situated in McAllen, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #22, Phoenix College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s chemistry degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
St Philip’s College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Mesa Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Central New Mexico Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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