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Chemistry Schools in Tennessee

Tennessee contains 33 schools that offer chemistry programs. Vanderbilt University, the highest-ranking chemistry school in TN, has a total student population of 12,506 and is the 17th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 33 chemistry schools in Tennessee, only 7 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Rhodes College comes out as the most expensive ($25,801/yr), with Hiwassee College as the lowest recorded at only $5,858/yr.

Chemistry students from Tennessee schools who go on to become chemists, biochemists, analytical research chemists, chemistry professors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 79,910 people working as chemists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $72,740. Also, Biochemists and biophysicists make on average $88,550 per year and there are about 22,860 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Tennessee alone, there are 40 employed biochemists and biophysicists earning an average yearly salary of $86,580. Chemists in this state earn $64,150/yr and there are 1,260 employed.

Also, within the chemistry schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from chemistry, there are 4116 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Chemistry Programs in Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Rhodes College

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Sewanee: The University of the South

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Milligan College

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Maryville College

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Hiwassee College

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

The University of Tennessee

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Belmont University

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Union University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Middle Tennessee State University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Tennessee Technological University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Freed-Hardeman University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lipscomb University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee-Martin

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Southern Adventist University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

East Tennessee State University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Lee University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Carson-Newman College

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

King College

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Fisk University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Tennessee State University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Christian Brothers University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Wesleyan College

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Trevecca Nazarene University

• Chemistry Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bethel College

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Austin Peay State University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lincoln Memorial University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lambuth University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lane College

• Chemistry, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Crichton College

• Chemistry Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

Le Moyne-Owen College

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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Tennessee Interesting Facts

• The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
• Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
• Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
• Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
• Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.

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