Master's programs 304
Graduates in 2023-24 2,540
Typical median debt $34,918
Typical earnings 1 yr after $69,674
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $95,163
Earnings to debt 2x
Official field: Chemistry. Admission figures such as LSAT, MCAT or GRE scores are not part of this federal data, so check each school.
Degree level Programs Typical earnings 1 yr after Typical median debt Master's 304 $69,674 $34,918 Doctoral 203 $98,523 n/a Professional doctorate 1 n/a n/a
Is it worth it? Debt vs first-year pay Each dot is one master's program. Dots above the dashed line have graduates earning more in their first year than the program's median debt.
Master's programs in chemistry Highest first-year earnings Illinois Institute of Technology $92,821
Villanova University $88,194
Ohio University-Main Campus $79,373
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville $71,904
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $69,684
University of California-San Diego $69,663
University of New Haven $69,135
University of North Carolina Wilmington $68,087
Filter by school, city or state
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Villanova University Villanova, PA 17 $88,194 $109,388 n/a University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 67 n/a $107,724 n/a St. John's University-New York Queens, NY 12 n/a $101,669 n/a University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC 21 $68,087 $99,106 n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 50 $69,684 $95,163 n/a University of Oregon Eugene, OR 35 n/a $94,728 $34,918 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 47 n/a $94,513 n/a Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 23 $59,518 $78,070 n/a Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH 16 n/a $59,919 n/a Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 10 $92,821 n/a n/a Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH 79 $79,373 n/a $20,500 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL 17 $71,904 n/a n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 55 $69,663 n/a n/a University of New Haven West Haven, CT 36 $69,135 n/a n/a The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX 14 $62,582 n/a n/a American University Washington, DC 0 n/a n/a n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 11 n/a n/a n/a Auburn University Auburn, AL 0 n/a n/a n/a Ball State University Muncie, IN 9 n/a n/a n/a Baylor University Waco, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a Binghamton University Vestal, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a Boise State University Boise, ID 3 n/a n/a n/a Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 2 n/a n/a n/a Boston University Boston, MA 24 n/a n/a n/a Bradley University Peoria, IL 1 n/a n/a n/a Brandeis University Waltham, MA 0 n/a n/a n/a Brigham Young University Provo, UT 4 n/a n/a n/a Brown University Providence, RI 10 n/a n/a n/a Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 4 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY 0 n/a n/a n/a CUNY City College New York, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY 15 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Queens College Queens, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 11 n/a n/a n/a California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 11 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 5 n/a n/a n/a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 8 n/a n/a n/a Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 4 n/a n/a n/a Clark University Worcester, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a Clarkson University Potsdam, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a Clemson University Clemson, SC 3 n/a n/a n/a Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 2 n/a n/a n/a Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 4 n/a n/a n/a Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 6 n/a n/a n/a Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 5 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 44 n/a n/a n/a Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 1 n/a n/a n/a DePaul University Chicago, IL 2 n/a n/a n/a Delaware State University Dover, DE 1 n/a n/a n/a Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 0 n/a n/a n/a Duke University Durham, NC 3 n/a n/a n/a Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 4 n/a n/a n/a East Carolina University Greenville, NC 9 n/a n/a n/a East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN 12 n/a n/a n/a East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX 10 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 1 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY 2 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 6 n/a n/a n/a Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM 1 n/a n/a n/a Emory University Atlanta, GA 18 n/a n/a n/a Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ 3 n/a n/a n/a Fisk University Nashville, TN 6 n/a n/a n/a Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL 0 n/a n/a n/a Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 7 n/a n/a n/a Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL 4 n/a n/a n/a Florida International University Miami, FL 16 n/a n/a n/a Furman University Greenville, SC 4 n/a n/a n/a George Mason University Fairfax, VA 6 n/a n/a n/a George Washington University Washington, DC 9 n/a n/a n/a Georgetown University Washington, DC 3 n/a n/a n/a Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 5 n/a n/a n/a Governors State University University Park, IL 6 n/a n/a n/a Hampton University Hampton, VA 1 n/a n/a n/a Harvard University Cambridge, MA 29 n/a n/a n/a Howard University Washington, DC 2 n/a n/a n/a Idaho State University Pocatello, ID 3 n/a n/a n/a Illinois State University Normal, IL 11 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 11 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-East Richmond, IN 0 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 8 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN 2 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN 3 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN 0 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN 1 n/a n/a n/a Iowa State University Ames, IA 3 n/a n/a n/a Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 38 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 4 n/a n/a n/a Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA 12 n/a n/a n/a Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a Lamar University Beaumont, TX 24 n/a n/a n/a Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a Lewis University Romeoville, IL 6 n/a n/a n/a Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 4 n/a n/a n/a Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL 3 n/a n/a n/a Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 2 n/a n/a n/a Marshall University Huntington, WV 1 n/a n/a n/a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 5 n/a n/a n/a McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA 10 n/a n/a n/a Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH 17 n/a n/a n/a Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 6 n/a n/a n/a Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 2 n/a n/a n/a Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 6 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi Christian University Clinton, MS 4 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 6 n/a n/a n/a Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO 9 n/a n/a n/a Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO 2 n/a n/a n/a Montana State University Bozeman, MT 3 n/a n/a n/a Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 4 n/a n/a n/a Murray State University Murray, KY 1 n/a n/a n/a New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 9 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM 3 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM 1 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM 2 n/a n/a n/a New York University New York, NY 63 n/a n/a n/a North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC 1 n/a n/a n/a North Carolina Central University Durham, NC 7 n/a n/a n/a North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 5 n/a n/a n/a North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND 0 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL 5 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern University Boston, MA 16 n/a n/a n/a Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 9 n/a n/a n/a Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL 4 n/a n/a n/a Northwestern University Evanston, IL 7 n/a n/a n/a Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI 6 n/a n/a n/a Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 15 n/a n/a n/a Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK 3 n/a n/a n/a Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 2 n/a n/a n/a Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 20 n/a n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 7 n/a n/a n/a Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS 18 n/a n/a n/a Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR 1 n/a n/a n/a Portland State University Portland, OR 2 n/a n/a n/a Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a Princeton University Princeton, NJ 42 n/a n/a n/a Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 12 n/a n/a n/a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Rice University Houston, TX 23 n/a n/a n/a Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 5 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ 6 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 5 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ 1 n/a n/a n/a SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT 21 n/a n/a n/a Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 0 n/a n/a n/a Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO 3 n/a n/a n/a Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX 7 n/a n/a n/a San Diego State University San Diego, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ 4 n/a n/a n/a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD 1 n/a n/a n/a South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 10 n/a n/a n/a Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT 5 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL 2 n/a n/a n/a Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 9 n/a n/a n/a Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 15 n/a n/a n/a Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Temple University Philadelphia, PA 7 n/a n/a n/a Tennessee State University Nashville, TN 0 n/a n/a n/a Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN 4 n/a n/a n/a Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX 8 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 11 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX 8 n/a n/a n/a Texas Southern University Houston, TX 0 n/a n/a n/a Texas State University San Marcos, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a Texas Woman's University Denton, TX 9 n/a n/a n/a The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN 11 n/a n/a n/a The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 20 n/a n/a n/a The University of Montana Missoula, MT 0 n/a n/a n/a The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 5 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA 5 n/a n/a n/a Tufts University Medford, MA 19 n/a n/a n/a Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA 4 n/a n/a n/a Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL 0 n/a n/a n/a University at Albany Albany, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH 18 n/a n/a n/a University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR 9 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Davis Davis, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 14 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Merced Merced, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Chicago Chicago, IL 53 n/a n/a n/a University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Dayton Dayton, OH 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Denver Denver, CO 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston Houston, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 16 n/a n/a $41,000 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Louisville Louisville, KY 16 n/a n/a n/a University of Maine Orono, ME 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Memphis Memphis, TN 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 32 n/a n/a n/a University of Mississippi University, MS 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 3 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 1 n/a n/a n/a University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 4 n/a n/a n/a University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 9 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 2 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 4 n/a n/a n/a University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 3 n/a n/a n/a University of North Texas Denton, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 49 n/a n/a n/a University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Rochester Rochester, NY 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT 17 n/a n/a n/a University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Scranton Scranton, PA 5 n/a n/a n/a University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC 6 n/a n/a n/a University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD 7 n/a n/a n/a University of South Florida Tampa, FL 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Toledo Toledo, OH 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Vermont Burlington, VT 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 22 n/a n/a n/a University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 27 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 54 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 1 n/a n/a n/a Utah State University Logan, UT 1 n/a n/a n/a Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 7 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 6 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 8 n/a n/a n/a Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 0 n/a n/a n/a Washington State University Pullman, WA 2 n/a n/a n/a Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO 6 n/a n/a n/a Wayne State University Detroit, MI 10 n/a n/a n/a Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 1 n/a n/a n/a West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 10 n/a n/a n/a Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 5 n/a n/a n/a Western Illinois University Macomb, IL 9 n/a n/a n/a Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 5 n/a n/a n/a Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 5 n/a n/a n/a Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 12 n/a n/a n/a Wichita State University Wichita, KS 4 n/a n/a n/a William & Mary Williamsburg, VA 7 n/a n/a n/a Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 6 n/a n/a n/a Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH 3 n/a n/a n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 36 n/a n/a n/a Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH 6 n/a n/a n/a
Doctoral programs in chemistry Highest first-year earnings University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $118,439
The University of Texas at Austin $117,537
Indiana University-Bloomington $115,070
University of California-Santa Barbara $114,583
Ohio State University-Main Campus $114,377
University of California-Los Angeles $112,724
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $111,234
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $110,341
Filter by school, city or state
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Stanford University Stanford, CA 29 $110,313 $170,898 n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 68 $75,344 $168,396 n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 25 $115,070 $148,634 n/a Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 18 $92,326 $139,296 n/a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 50 $98,523 $137,404 n/a Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 29 n/a $137,217 n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 43 $88,202 $136,333 n/a University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 38 $112,724 $132,569 n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 47 $110,341 $131,278 n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 21 n/a $125,373 n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 63 $118,439 $125,069 n/a North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 29 n/a $123,298 n/a Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 42 $114,377 $123,152 n/a California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 35 n/a $119,626 n/a Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 22 n/a $119,378 n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 23 $106,653 $118,789 n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 37 $108,845 $117,395 n/a University of Oregon Eugene, OR 14 $68,471 $117,141 n/a Northwestern University Evanston, IL 49 $86,441 $116,234 n/a University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 27 $98,644 $116,010 n/a Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 68 $96,793 $115,831 n/a Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 32 $107,736 $115,630 n/a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 42 $111,234 $114,619 n/a The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 18 $76,180 $114,312 n/a Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 30 $87,223 $113,129 n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 22 $97,887 $112,400 n/a University of California-Davis Davis, CA 43 $82,769 $111,674 n/a University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC 23 n/a $110,812 n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 28 n/a $109,414 n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 26 n/a $109,307 n/a University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 19 n/a $107,618 n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 70 $86,665 $105,406 n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 49 $76,508 $100,761 n/a University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 21 $94,532 $100,644 n/a University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 28 n/a $99,566 n/a Florida International University Miami, FL 25 n/a $99,213 n/a Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 26 $95,945 $94,387 n/a Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 8 n/a $91,446 n/a The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 28 $117,537 n/a n/a University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 25 $114,583 n/a n/a University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH 18 $106,168 n/a n/a Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 17 $102,047 n/a n/a Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 46 $101,959 n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 36 $100,215 n/a n/a University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 29 $99,915 n/a n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 17 $97,125 n/a n/a Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ 2 $97,125 n/a n/a University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 27 $85,317 n/a n/a University of Chicago Chicago, IL 41 $80,344 n/a n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 17 n/a n/a n/a Auburn University Auburn, AL 13 n/a n/a n/a Baylor University Waco, TX 16 n/a n/a n/a Binghamton University Vestal, NY 12 n/a n/a n/a Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 9 n/a n/a n/a Boston University Boston, MA 24 n/a n/a n/a Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH 10 n/a n/a n/a Brandeis University Waltham, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Brigham Young University Provo, UT 17 n/a n/a n/a Brown University Providence, RI 16 n/a n/a n/a Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY 18 n/a n/a n/a Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 14 n/a n/a n/a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 8 n/a n/a n/a Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA 3 n/a n/a n/a Clark University Worcester, MA 0 n/a n/a n/a Clarkson University Potsdam, NY 7 n/a n/a n/a Clemson University Clemson, SC 13 n/a n/a n/a Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 8 n/a n/a n/a Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 10 n/a n/a n/a Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 13 n/a n/a n/a Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 5 n/a n/a n/a Delaware State University Dover, DE 2 n/a n/a n/a Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 12 n/a n/a n/a Duke University Durham, NC 19 n/a n/a n/a Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 2 n/a n/a n/a Emory University Atlanta, GA 30 n/a n/a n/a Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 3 n/a n/a n/a Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL 1 n/a n/a n/a George Washington University Washington, DC 6 n/a n/a n/a Georgetown University Washington, DC 9 n/a n/a n/a Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 14 n/a n/a n/a Harvard University Cambridge, MA 26 n/a n/a n/a Howard University Washington, DC 1 n/a n/a n/a Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 3 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 3 n/a n/a n/a Iowa State University Ames, IA 18 n/a n/a n/a Jackson State University Jackson, MS 0 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 7 n/a n/a n/a Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH 9 n/a n/a n/a Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 5 n/a n/a n/a Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 22 n/a n/a n/a Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL 5 n/a n/a n/a Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 8 n/a n/a n/a Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH 13 n/a n/a n/a Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 6 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 10 n/a n/a n/a Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO 9 n/a n/a n/a Montana State University Bozeman, MT 6 n/a n/a n/a New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 4 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM 2 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM 7 n/a n/a n/a New York University New York, NY 22 n/a n/a n/a North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND 9 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern University Boston, MA 14 n/a n/a n/a Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL 13 n/a n/a n/a Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH 10 n/a n/a n/a Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK 12 n/a n/a n/a Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 2 n/a n/a n/a Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 8 n/a n/a n/a Portland State University Portland, OR 5 n/a n/a n/a Princeton University Princeton, NJ 33 n/a n/a n/a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 7 n/a n/a n/a Rice University Houston, TX 13 n/a n/a n/a Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 4 n/a n/a n/a SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO 9 n/a n/a n/a San Diego State University San Diego, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ 3 n/a n/a n/a South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 6 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL 4 n/a n/a n/a Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 3 n/a n/a n/a Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 24 n/a n/a n/a Temple University Philadelphia, PA 18 n/a n/a n/a Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 13 n/a n/a n/a The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 11 n/a n/a n/a The University of Montana Missoula, MT 4 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 24 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 15 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a Tufts University Medford, MA 11 n/a n/a n/a Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA 10 n/a n/a n/a University at Albany Albany, NY 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 20 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 4 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Merced Merced, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 20 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 34 n/a n/a n/a University of Denver Denver, CO 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston Houston, TX 18 n/a n/a n/a University of Idaho Moscow, ID 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL 27 n/a n/a n/a University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 18 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Louisville Louisville, KY 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Maine Orono, ME 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 17 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 20 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA 15 n/a n/a n/a University of Memphis Memphis, TN 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Mississippi University, MS 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 8 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 8 n/a n/a n/a University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 7 n/a n/a n/a University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 2 n/a n/a n/a University of North Texas Denton, TX 24 n/a n/a n/a University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 36 n/a n/a n/a University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Rochester Rochester, NY 17 n/a n/a n/a University of South Florida Tampa, FL 29 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 27 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Toledo Toledo, OH 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 21 n/a n/a n/a University of Vermont Burlington, VT 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 29 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 6 n/a n/a n/a Utah State University Logan, UT 2 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 22 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 12 n/a n/a n/a Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 4 n/a n/a n/a Washington State University Pullman, WA 10 n/a n/a n/a Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO 15 n/a n/a n/a Wayne State University Detroit, MI 27 n/a n/a n/a Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 0 n/a n/a n/a West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 8 n/a n/a n/a Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 2 n/a n/a n/a Wichita State University Wichita, KS 3 n/a n/a n/a Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a
Professional doctorate programs in chemistry Filter by school, city or state
Frequently asked questions How much do chemistry graduates earn? Graduates of the typical master's program earned a median of $69,674 one year after finishing, in 2024 dollars.
How much debt do chemistry graduate students take on? The typical program's graduates who borrowed left with a median of $34,918 in federal loans taken at that school. Undergraduate loans are not included.
Undergraduate: Chemistry major
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .