by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southeast region, there were 4,991 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,617 and $20,938 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 622 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 southeast region doctor’s degree chemistry students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, 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 Emory University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 36 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 31 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chemistry students 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%.
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Orleans came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chemistry degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
West Virginia University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chemistry degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Chemistry at North Carolina State University
University of Miami ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 8 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 42 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Clemson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 12 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Mississippi ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chemistry degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chemistry degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University
Auburn University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Wake Forest University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s chemistry degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 Georgia ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 26 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Georgia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 18 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Virginia Tech ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 27 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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