nunyuz: What universities have a strong masters program in chemistry/biochemistry?
I am going to graduate with my BS in Chemistry from the University of South Florida this year and am looking for a school that has a strong masters or doctorate program in chemistry or biochemistry. I’d like to go out west, like Colorado, but I am open to go anywhere in the states. Any suggestions from people currently in the field?
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Answer by travelingman
Check with the department head and other professors you trust. Each advanced program has its own unique philosophy and one often picks a program to match or expand their own philosophy. If you plan to continue to a Ph.D. then get some feedback as your academic pedigree will be just as important as your degree.
The normal viewpoint on the issue is to get your Master’s in a different part of the country and your Ph.D. in another area, if finances are allowable.
Answer by roaringmiceThe best grad programs in Chem and in Biochem are at: UC Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Stanford, U Cal San Francisco, Scripps Research Institute, U Wisconsin Madison, Cal Tech, U Cal San Diego, and Yale.
Beyond those, and specifically in the west, I’d also have you look at the programs at UCLA, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, U Colorado Boulder (lucky you!), U Washington, UC Davis, U Arizona, Colorado State (!), USC, UC Riverside. Really good programs.
You may also want to look at the programs at U Florida and Florida State. Both rank in the top 50 or so, and if those are your home state schools, they may be worth considering for your possibles list, for financial reasons alone. Of course, if you’re getting your PhD, that would be less of an issue, because chem/biochem PhD programs should fully fund you.
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