Best Colleges for Chemistry 2025

20 schools ranked by graduate earnings — real data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Chemistry graduates are well-positioned for careers across multiple industries. The rankings below are based on actual graduate earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Earnings shown are median graduate earnings 4 years after graduation (or 1 year if 4-year data is unavailable), sourced from the College Scorecard.See full major data

Top 20 Chemistry Programs by Graduate Earnings

#	School	Earnings	Tuition	Accept Rate	Enrollment
1	Northeastern University Boston, MA	$88,634	$63,141	6%	15,719
2	Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	$75,833	$58,764	76%	1,175
3	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$73,774	$27,853	91%	13,574
4	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	$73,289	$35,841	78%	3,819
5	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$73,289	$36,001	65%	36,357
6	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	$73,289	$35,348	79%	7,187
7	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$72,660	$49,412	33%	6,949
8	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$70,580	$25,564	78%	14,647
9	University of North Alabama Florence, AL	$70,485	$22,190	96%	5,468
10	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	$70,396	$23,210	89%	34,547
11	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	$69,237	$19,304	96%	20,033
12	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$69,083	$29,453	38%	14,401
13	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$67,828	$39,720	65%	18,812
14	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$67,363	$17,529	89%	7,899
15	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	$66,981	$19,762	82%	7,475
16	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$66,742	$18,888	47%	34,131
17	University of Houston Houston, TX	$66,725	$22,191	70%	37,175
18	Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX	$66,584	$40,328	63%	59,099
19	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	$66,311	$46,024	42%	31,777
20	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	$65,800	$33,751	90%	25,148