If you plan on majoring in chemistry, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #51 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Chemistry Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 794 degrees in chemistry to qualified students.
The chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemistry rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for chemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 the Best Chemistry Schools in Florida.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student who is interested in chemistry needs to take a look at University of Florida. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 224 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the chemistry program earn about $41,276 in their early career salary.
It is hard to beat Florida State University if you want to pursue a degree in chemistry. Florida State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were about 90 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, chemistry degree recipients generally earn around $40,629 in the first five years of their career.
University of Central Florida is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in chemistry. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 76 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the chemistry program report average early career earnings of $43,634.
University of South Florida - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in chemistry. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.
There were about 88 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, chemistry degree recipients typically make around $29,399 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 121 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the chemistry program make around $28,660 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 43 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, chemistry degree recipients typically earn about $35,015 in their early careers.
UNF is a large public university located in the large city of Jacksonville. This university ranks 26th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 28 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UNF in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the chemistry program state that they receive average early career income of $31,663.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemistry rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for chemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
