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Chemistry Degree

205 schools compared · Average earnings $41,257/yr

Schools Offering

205

Avg Grad Earnings

$41,257/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

55/100

AI Automation Risk

High

49% task exposure

Best Schools for Chemistry

Top 205 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	79 72–81	$50,553/yr	High	27.7x
2	Weber State University Ogden, UT	79 73–79	$50,350/yr	High	18.7x
3	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	77 70–79	$55,376/yr	High	17.2x
4	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	77 72–77	$52,645/yr	High	14.0x
5	University of Houston Houston, TX	77 70–78	$50,717/yr	High	18.2x
6	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI	77 71–77	$49,386/yr	High	18.1x
7	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	77 71–76	$49,382/yr	High	15.0x
8	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	77 70–79	$48,903/yr	High	20.3x
9	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	77 71–79	$47,875/yr	High	21.8x
10	Towson University Towson, MD	76 69–78	$52,765/yr	High	16.5x
11	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	76 70–76	$50,659/yr	High	15.2x
12	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	76 69–79	$48,527/yr	High	19.9x
13	Augusta University Augusta, GA	76 70–75	$48,382/yr	High	13.9x
14	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	76 70–76	$46,131/yr	High	15.9x
15	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS	76 70–76	$44,261/yr	High	19.6x
16	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	76 68–79	$44,140/yr	High	30.9x
17	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	76 69–78	$43,349/yr	High	28.0x
18	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	76 69–78	$43,349/yr	High	28.0x
19	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	76 69–78	$43,349/yr	High	28.0x
20	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	76 69–78	$43,349/yr	High	28.0x
21	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	76 69–78	$43,349/yr	High	28.0x
22	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	75 69–74	$45,076/yr	High	14.9x
23	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	75 69–75	$44,944/yr	High	15.5x
24	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	75 69–74	$44,874/yr	High	14.8x
25	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	75 69–76	$44,473/yr	High	19.9x
26	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	75 69–74	$43,634/yr	High	16.1x
27	University of North Alabama Florence, AL	74 66–76	$49,497/yr	High	14.9x
28	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	74 67–76	$48,886/yr	High	15.5x
29	University at Albany Albany, NY	74 67–75	$48,276/yr	High	15.3x
30	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	74 68–73	$47,071/yr	High	12.2x
31	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	74 64–78	$44,648/yr	High	20.4x
32	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	74 67–76	$43,603/yr	High	19.2x
33	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	74 67–76	$43,294/yr	High	21.1x
34	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	74 67–77	$42,581/yr	High	22.8x
35	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	74 67–76	$40,629/yr	High	27.2x
36	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	73 68–72	$59,576/yr	High	10.0x
37	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	73 66–73	$50,524/yr	High	12.5x
38	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	73 68–72	$50,169/yr	High	10.8x
39	Murray State University Murray, KY	73 68–72	$48,334/yr	High	11.4x
40	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	73 67–73	$47,213/yr	High	14.0x
41	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	73 64–76	$46,140/yr	High	16.0x
42	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	73 64–76	$39,771/yr	High	27.1x
43	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	73 66–75	$38,790/yr	High	28.5x
44	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	72 65–73	$49,462/yr	High	12.8x
45	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	72 66–72	$43,940/yr	High	14.3x
46	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	72 65–73	$43,740/yr	High	15.6x
47	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	72 65–74	$40,488/yr	High	19.4x
48	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	72 65–75	$40,402/yr	High	20.6x
49	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	71 66–70	$55,389/yr	High	8.4x
50	University of Delaware Newark, DE	71 64–72	$54,055/yr	High	11.0x
51	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	71 65–73	$53,607/yr	High	11.1x
52	Salem State University Salem, MA	71 66–70	$49,439/yr	High	9.3x
53	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	71 64–71	$48,147/yr	High	11.9x
54	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN	71 65–71	$42,475/yr	High	14.7x
55	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	71 63–73	$41,275/yr	High	16.9x
56	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	71 63–73	$41,166/yr	High	16.5x
57	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	71 66–70	$40,280/yr	High	13.5x
58	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC	71 65–73	$35,579/yr	High	33.1x
59	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	70 64–70	$50,944/yr	High	10.3x
60	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	70 64–69	$50,304/yr	High	10.0x
61	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	70 63–72	$46,659/yr	High	12.2x
62	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	70 63–72	$46,369/yr	High	12.6x
63	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	70 63–72	$46,369/yr	High	12.7x
64	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	70 64–71	$44,847/yr	High	13.1x
65	Ball State University Muncie, IN	70 62–72	$42,677/yr	High	14.2x
66	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	70 63–72	$40,700/yr	High	15.6x
67	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	70 63–71	$38,954/yr	High	16.8x
68	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	70 63–71	$35,015/yr	High	23.2x
69	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	70 62–72	$34,977/yr	High	26.9x
70	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	69 63–71	$47,387/yr	High	11.5x
71	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	69 61–73	$47,197/yr	High	12.3x
72	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	69 63–70	$45,406/yr	High	11.9x
73	Iowa State University Ames, IA	69 64–67	$43,870/yr	High	9.4x
74	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	69 62–71	$43,383/yr	High	13.3x
75	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	69 61–72	$42,889/yr	High	13.5x
76	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	69 59–73	$42,660/yr	High	14.5x
77	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	69 62–70	$42,482/yr	High	12.9x
78	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	69 62–71	$41,588/yr	High	14.2x
79	West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV	69 60–73	$36,891/yr	High	21.1x
80	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	69 60–72	$35,482/yr	High	21.6x
81	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	68 62–70	$52,216/yr	High	9.3x
82	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	68 62–70	$52,216/yr	High	9.3x
83	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	68 62–70	$52,216/yr	High	9.3x
84	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	68 62–70	$52,216/yr	High	9.3x
85	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	68 60–70	$47,034/yr	High	10.8x
86	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	68 59–73	$45,310/yr	High	12.6x
87	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	68 60–71	$44,674/yr	High	11.9x
88	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	68 59–72	$42,698/yr	High	13.3x
89	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	68 63–67	$42,572/yr	High	9.5x
90	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	68 61–70	$36,891/yr	High	17.5x
91	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	68 58–72	$34,239/yr	High	26.8x
92	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	67 63–67	$48,783/yr	High	7.4x
93	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	67 60–69	$47,451/yr	High	9.7x
94	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	67 59–69	$45,513/yr	High	10.4x
95	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	67 59–70	$43,766/yr	High	11.6x
96	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	67 59–70	$43,349/yr	High	12.0x
97	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	67 60–69	$43,061/yr	High	11.3x
98	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	67 59–71	$43,013/yr	High	12.6x
99	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	67 63–66	$42,715/yr	High	9.3x
100	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	67 59–71	$41,779/yr	High	13.0x
101	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	67 62–65	$39,614/yr	High	10.0x
102	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	67 58–71	$36,891/yr	High	17.4x
103	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	67 57–71	$36,881/yr	High	17.1x
104	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	67 57–70	$31,663/yr	High	26.1x
105	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	66 60–68	$52,216/yr	High	7.9x
106	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	66 61–66	$46,496/yr	High	8.9x
107	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	66 61–66	$45,799/yr	High	7.4x
108	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	66 62–66	$44,970/yr	High	7.8x
109	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	66 58–69	$44,949/yr	High	10.5x
110	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	66 61–65	$44,215/yr	High	7.5x
111	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	66 59–67	$43,840/yr	High	9.8x
112	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA	66 58–69	$43,571/yr	High	11.2x
113	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA	66 58–69	$43,571/yr	High	11.2x
114	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA	66 58–69	$43,571/yr	High	11.2x
115	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	66 61–65	$42,897/yr	High	8.4x
116	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	66 58–69	$42,358/yr	High	11.6x
117	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	66 57–71	$42,204/yr	High	12.4x
118	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	66 58–70	$41,779/yr	High	12.1x
119	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	66 58–69	$40,845/yr	High	12.1x
120	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	66 57–71	$39,790/yr	High	13.9x
121	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	66 57–70	$39,725/yr	High	13.4x
122	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	66 61–65	$38,664/yr	High	10.0x
123	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	66 57–69	$36,771/yr	High	14.9x
124	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	66 54–71	$35,115/yr	High	19.2x
125	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	66 54–71	$34,512/yr	High	19.4x
126	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	65 60–65	$45,279/yr	High	7.0x
127	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	65 59–66	$45,060/yr	High	8.7x
128	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	65 58–69	$44,949/yr	High	10.1x
129	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	65 58–69	$44,949/yr	High	10.0x
130	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	65 56–69	$39,018/yr	High	12.8x
131	Portland State University Portland, OR	65 53–71	$35,395/yr	High	17.9x
132	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	65 56–70	$33,836/yr	High	18.7x
133	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	64 58–66	$41,589/yr	High	9.9x
134	Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO	64 60–63	$39,478/yr	High	8.7x
135	University of North Texas Denton, TX	64 57–67	$38,006/yr	High	12.2x
136	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	64 55–68	$34,872/yr	High	15.1x
137	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	64 55–68	$33,931/yr	High	15.8x
138	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	64 53–68	$32,516/yr	High	17.7x
139	Marshall University Huntington, WV	64 53–68	$32,143/yr	High	18.3x
140	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	64 55–67	$29,399/yr	High	21.9x
141	Florida International University Miami, FL	64 53–68	$28,660/yr	High	25.9x
142	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	64 56–67	$26,513/yr	High	31.4x
143	Northeastern University Boston, MA	63 56–65	$62,511/yr	High	2.8x
144	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	63 59–63	$41,842/yr	High	7.2x
145	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	63 55–66	$39,700/yr	High	10.4x
146	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	63 56–65	$39,208/yr	High	10.2x
147	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	63 56–65	$38,766/yr	High	10.5x
148	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	63 53–68	$29,340/yr	High	22.1x
149	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	62 58–62	$40,767/yr	High	6.9x
150	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	62 57–61	$36,946/yr	High	8.1x
151	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	62 53–66	$34,417/yr	High	13.5x
152	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	62 57–61	$33,972/yr	High	9.7x
153	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	62 51–67	$31,419/yr	High	17.0x
154	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	62 50–66	$25,418/yr	High	23.6x
155	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	61 54–64	$43,571/yr	High	7.3x
156	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	61 55–63	$39,676/yr	High	8.9x
157	Radford University Radford, VA	61 57–61	$39,090/yr	High	7.0x
158	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	61 56–60	$36,597/yr	High	7.7x
159	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	61 54–64	$35,284/yr	High	11.8x
160	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	60 53–63	$42,022/yr	High	7.2x
161	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	60 54–62	$39,531/yr	High	8.0x
162	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	60 53–63	$39,245/yr	High	8.4x
163	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	60 52–63	$38,571/yr	High	8.6x
164	University of Mississippi University, MS	60 56–60	$35,132/yr	High	8.3x
165	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	60 55–59	$31,815/yr	High	9.7x
166	Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	59 53–59	$50,007/yr	High	1.6x
167	Fort Lewis College Durango, CO	59 54–58	$34,159/yr	High	7.8x
168	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	59 50–64	$31,685/yr	High	13.5x
169	University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, PR	59 50–63	$22,743/yr	High	18.9x
170	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	58 51–61	$49,215/yr	High	2.6x
171	Carthage College Kenosha, WI	58 52–58	$45,188/yr	High	2.1x
172	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	58 51–62	$35,813/yr	High	9.5x
173	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	58 48–65	$31,573/yr	High	13.4x
174	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	57 50–60	$47,313/yr	High	2.5x
175	University of Georgia Athens, GA	57 49–61	$31,893/yr	High	11.1x
176	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	57 52–56	$30,122/yr	High	8.3x
177	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	56 49–57	$46,641/yr	High	1.7x
178	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	56 49–58	$43,512/yr	High	2.7x
179	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	56 49–59	$40,612/yr	High	3.7x
180	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	56 50–58	$38,766/yr	High	—
181	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	56 47–63	$31,980/yr	High	11.0x
182	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	56 43–63	$18,896/yr	High	17.1x
183	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA	55 49–56	$44,555/yr	High	1.2x
184	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	55 48–56	$44,020/yr	High	1.9x
185	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	55 42–63	$22,913/yr	High	15.0x
186	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	54 46–59	$35,130/yr	High	7.0x
187	Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	53 45–56	$39,940/yr	High	2.5x
188	Williams College Williamstown, MA	52 45–54	$40,840/yr	High	1.7x
189	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	52 44–55	$37,526/yr	High	2.8x
190	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	51 46–52	$39,914/yr	High	0.9x
191	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	51 43–56	$30,599/yr	High	7.2x
192	University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR	51 46–50	$22,255/yr	High	7.1x
193	Boston University Boston, MA	50 44–51	$39,157/yr	High	0.5x
194	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	50 44–51	$38,919/yr	High	0.5x
195	New York University New York, NY	50 43–54	$37,249/yr	High	2.3x
196	La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA	49 44–50	$34,906/yr	High	1.6x
197	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR	49 45–49	$16,465/yr	High	6.8x
198	Whitworth University Spokane, WA	45 40–47	$33,203/yr	High	0.6x
199	Emory University Atlanta, GA	45 38–48	$32,130/yr	High	1.7x
200	John Carroll University University Heights, OH	45 37–49	$30,087/yr	High	2.4x
201	Duke University Durham, NC	42 36–44	$29,748/yr	High	0.1x
202	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	42 35–45	$28,372/yr	High	1.3x
203	Hope College Holland, MI	42 33–48	$21,199/yr	High	3.2x
204	Mercer University Macon, GA	40 35–42	$25,151/yr	High	0.5x
205	University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	39 33–41	$22,881/yr	High	-0.1x

Highest Earning Chemistry Programs

Schools where Chemistry graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Northeastern University	$62,511/yr	63	High
University of California-Berkeley	$59,576/yr	73	High
Montclair State University	$55,389/yr	71	High
Bridgewater State University	$55,376/yr	77	High
University of Delaware	$54,055/yr	71	High
Rowan University	$53,607/yr	71	High
Towson University	$52,765/yr	76	High
State University of New York at Oswego	$52,645/yr	77	High
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	$52,216/yr	68	High
University of Connecticut-Avery Point	$52,216/yr	68	High

Best ROI for Chemistry

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Chemistry.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	33.1x	$35,579/yr	71
Western Carolina University	31.4x	$26,513/yr	64
San Francisco State University	30.9x	$44,140/yr	76
Kennesaw State University	28.5x	$38,790/yr	73
Ohio University-Eastern Campus	28.0x	$43,349/yr	76
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	28.0x	$43,349/yr	76
Ohio University-Southern Campus	28.0x	$43,349/yr	76
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	28.0x	$43,349/yr	76
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	28.0x	$43,349/yr	76
California State University-Long Beach	27.7x	$50,553/yr	79

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Chemistry graduates earn?

Across 205 schools, Chemistry graduates earn an average of $41,257 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $16,465 to $62,511 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Chemistry?

Chemistry is rated "High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 49% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means some career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Chemistry program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), California State University-Long Beach ranks #1 for Chemistry with a score of 79/100 and graduate earnings of $50,553/yr.

Is a Chemistry degree worth it?

On average, Chemistry graduates earn 12.8x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

About This Data

This page aggregates Chemistry programs across 205 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.