by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,991 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,617 and $20,938 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 307 colleges that offer 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 chemistry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 307 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky Wesleyan College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified ’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 307 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhodes College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 36 degrees to qualified ’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s chemistry degrees to 32 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified ’s chemistry students 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tougaloo College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region. Tougaloo College is located in Tougaloo, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 ’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
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.
With a ranking of #6, Bethany College West Virginia did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Bethany, West Virginia, and it awarded 6 ’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Dillard University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Randolph - Macon College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Randolph - Macon College is a small school located in Ashland, Virginia that handed out 12 ’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Erskine College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Erskine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Due West, South Carolina. It awarded 2 ’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hendrix College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s chemistry degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wofford College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 11 ’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Shepherd University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified ’s chemistry students 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%.
Salem College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Salem is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 4 ’s chemistry 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Rust College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified ’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
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.
Fisk University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Fisk is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 1 ’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Davidson College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Davidson College is located in Davidson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 ’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #17, Centre College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Danville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified ’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #17, Lyon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Lyon is a small school located in Batesville, Arkansas that handed out 4 ’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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Berea College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Berea, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s chemistry degrees to 10 students 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%. 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.
Randolph College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Randolph is a small school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 3 ’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. 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%.
Johnson C Smith University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s chemistry students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Newberry College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Newberry College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newberry, South Carolina. It awarded 4 ’s chemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Transylvania University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s chemistry degrees to 12 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%. 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.
Furman University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region list. Furman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Alcorn State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Alcorn State, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s chemistry degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
Not only did these schools make the top 47 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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