2025 Best General Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Ranked #11 in popularity, general chemistry is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for general chemistry students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 doctor's degrees in general chemistry during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general chemistry students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general chemistry students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general chemistry related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general chemistry students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Chemistry Schools

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 General Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Chemistry in Maryland

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

Top Maryland Schools for a Doctorate in Chemistry

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general chemistry. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general chemistry. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general chemistry from University of Maryland - College Park

Best General Chemistry Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	168
Pennsylvania	311	125
New Jersey	165	45
District of Columbia	143	15
Delaware	63	19

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Rankings in Majors Related to Chemistry

One of 11 majors within the Chemistry area of study, General Chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Chemistry	7
Chemical Physics	3

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.