by our College Data Analytics TeamChemistry is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most chemistry students each year.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in chemistry at each of the 160 schools in the United States that offer the program.
What’s on this page:
Below are the most popular chemistry schools at the associate’s degree level, ranked by yearly graduations.
Leading the list of the most popular chemistry schools is Irvine Valley College. Irvine Valley College is a public school located in the city of Irvine. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 83 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. See more about chemistry at Irvine Valley College
A rank of #2 makes Saddleback College one of the most popular schools for chemistry. Saddleback College is a public school located in the suburb of Mission Viejo. Saddleback College graduated around 54 chemistry students in the most recent data year. Get the full chemistry details for Saddleback College
A rank of #3 makes Orange Coast College one of the most popular schools for chemistry. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public university. This school awarded about 47 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. See more about chemistry at Orange Coast College
Fullerton College came in at #4 on our list of the most popular chemistry schools. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Fullerton College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 34 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. Get the full chemistry details for Fullerton College
College Of Southern Nevada came in at #5 on our list of the most popular chemistry schools. Located in the city of Las Vegas, College Of Southern Nevada is a public university. This school awarded about 33 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. See more about chemistry at College Of Southern Nevada
San Diego Miramar College placed #6 for chemistry by yearly graduations. San Diego Miramar College is a public school located in the city of San Diego. This school awarded about 28 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. See more about chemistry at San Diego Miramar College
Moorpark College placed #7 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Moorpark, Moorpark College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 26 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. Get the full chemistry details for Moorpark College
Santa Barbara City College landed the #8 spot among the most popular chemistry schools. Set in the city of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College is a public institution. Santa Barbara City College graduated around 25 chemistry students in the most recent data year. Get the full chemistry details for Santa Barbara City College
Santiago Canyon College placed #9 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Santiago Canyon College is a public school located in the city of Orange. Santiago Canyon College graduated around 24 chemistry students in the most recent data year. Read the full chemistry report for Santiago Canyon College
Golden West College ranked #10 on our list of the most popular chemistry schools. Set in the suburb of Huntington Beach, Golden West College is a public institution. Golden West College graduated around 23 chemistry students in the most recent data year. See more about chemistry at Golden West College
Cabrillo College landed the #11 spot among the most popular chemistry schools. Cabrillo College is a public school located in the suburb of Aptos. Cabrillo College graduated around 19 chemistry students in the most recent data year. See more about chemistry at Cabrillo College
El Camino Community College District ranked #12 on our list of the most popular chemistry schools. El Camino Community College District is a public school located in the suburb of Torrance. This school awarded about 18 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. Read the full chemistry report for El Camino Community College District
Santa Ana College landed the #13 spot among the most popular chemistry schools. Santa Ana College is a public school located in the city of Santa Ana. This school awarded about 18 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. Read the full chemistry report for Santa Ana College
Oxnard College ranked #14 on our list of the most popular chemistry schools. Set in the city of Oxnard, Oxnard College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 17 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. Read the full chemistry report for Oxnard College
Antelope Valley College comes in at #15 for chemistry this year. Set in the suburb of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 14 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. See more about chemistry at Antelope Valley College
Sacramento City College landed the #16 spot among the most popular chemistry schools. Set in the city of Sacramento, Sacramento City College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 14 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. Get the full chemistry details for Sacramento City College
St Charles Community College placed #17 for chemistry by yearly graduations. St Charles Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Cottleville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 14 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. Read the full chemistry report for St Charles Community College
Stark State College landed the #18 spot among the most popular chemistry schools. Set in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public institution. Stark State College graduated around 13 chemistry students in the most recent data year. Read the full chemistry report for Stark State College
Austin Community College District landed the #19 spot among the most popular chemistry schools. Austin Community College District is a public school located in the city of Austin. Austin Community College District graduated around 12 chemistry students in the most recent data year. Read the full chemistry report for Austin Community College District
Gloucester County College ranked #20 on our list of the most popular chemistry schools. Gloucester County College is a public school located in the suburb of Sewell. Gloucester County College graduated around 12 chemistry students in the most recent data year. See more about chemistry at Gloucester County College
Solano Community College comes in at #21 for chemistry this year. Set in the suburb of Fairfield, Solano Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 12 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. Read the full chemistry report for Solano Community College
Allan Hancock College landed the #22 spot among the most popular chemistry schools. Located in the city of Santa Maria, Allan Hancock College is a public university. This school awarded about 11 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. Get the full chemistry details for Allan Hancock College
Palomar College placed #23 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Palomar College is a public school located in the suburb of San Marcos. Palomar College graduated around 11 chemistry students in the most recent data year. Read the full chemistry report for Palomar College
Blinn College placed #24 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Blinn College is a public school located in the town of Brenham. This school awarded about 10 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. Get the full chemistry details for Blinn College
Cerritos College placed #25 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 9 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. Read the full chemistry report for Cerritos College
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular chemistry list:
These schools also graduate students in chemistry every year and are worth a look:
Looking for a different degree level? Compare the most popular Chemistry schools across degree levels:
The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
More about our data sources and methodologies.