2025 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in New York

a master's degree in chemistry is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #66 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of chemistry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 240 master's degrees in chemistry during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Chemistry School for Your Master's Degree

The chemistry master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to chemistry students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other chemistry students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt chemistry students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized chemistry related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for chemistry students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in New York.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Chemistry in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in chemistry.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Chemistry

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

16 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in chemistry needs to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

34 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in chemistry. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Cornell University

3

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

33 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Rochester if you wish to pursue a master's degree in chemistry. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Rochester.More information about a master’s in chemistry from University of Rochester

4

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

14 Annual Graduates

Stony Brook University is a great option for students interested in a master's degree in chemistry. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.More information about a master’s in chemistry from Stony Brook University

5

New York University
New York, NY

88 Annual Graduates

NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in chemistry from New York University

Best Chemistry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Chemistry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	248	104
Maryland	193	38
New Jersey	188	71
District of Columbia	154	29
Delaware	109	7

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Chemistry Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Chemistry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Chemistry	237
Environmental Chemistry	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Chemistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	289
Geological & Earth Sciences	75
Materials Sciences	56
Astronomy & Astrophysics	23
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	11
Other Physical Science	5
General Physical Sciences	1

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.