2021 Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
99Colleges
14,179Bachelor's Degrees
$36,622Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Chemistry is the #36th most popular major in the country with 14,179 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 99 colleges that offer a bachelor's in chemistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemistry programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemistry program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
Check out the chemistry programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best Chemistry Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Wisconsin - Madison has taken the #1 spot in this year's chemistry ranking for non-traditional students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry ranking.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. About 4,683 of the students at UW - Madison are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMN Twin Cities also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry rankings.
About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
University of California - San Diego earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population. UCSD not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list.
The student loan default rate at UCSD is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,222 students take at least one class online at UCSD. 1,605 students are part time.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best chemistry schools for non-traditional students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign. UIUC also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry rankings.
The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. About 10,007 of the students at UIUC are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Texas A&M University - College Station as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population. Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. 9,943 of Texas A&M College Station students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Northeastern University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Northeastern also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemistry rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at Rutgers New Brunswick is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best chemistry schools for non-traditional students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry ranking.
The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.
Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts Amherst as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list.
The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 students are part time.
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of University Park, Penn State University Park is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Penn State University Park also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Chemistry ranking.
About 0.0% of Penn State University Park students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.
University of California - Los Angeles comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles. UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. 2,161 students are part time.
University of Virginia - Main Campus earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, University of Virginia is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list.
The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. 2,758 students are part time.
Ohio State University - Main Campus earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus. Ohio State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Chemistry list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 students are part time.
The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemistry ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. About 1,668 of the students at UC Davis are attending part time.
Here are some additional great schools for non-traditional students studying Chemistry that almost earned our Best Chemistry Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
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).
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