The main focus area for this major is General Chemistry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Chemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of Northern Colorado. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in chemistry, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at University of Northern Colorado was ranked #253 on College Factual's Best Schools for chemistry list. It is also ranked #4 in Colorado.
Here are some of the other rankings for University of Northern Colorado.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado paid an average of $792 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $304 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,596 | $19,854 |
Fees | $2,466 | $2,466 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,310 | $11,310 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,104 | $3,104 |
Learn more about University of Northern Colorado tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Chemistry students who received their bachelor’s degree at University of Northern Colorado took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 21% higher than the national average of $22,229.
The median early career salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor’s degree from University of Northern Colorado is $39,153 per year. That is 11% higher than the national average of $35,333.
University of Northern Colorado does not offer an online option for its chemistry bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the University of Northern Colorado Online Learning page.
About 53.3% of the students who received their BS in chemistry in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 53.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at University of Northern Colorado in 2019-2020, 30.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 18 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Chemistry | 30 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Geological & Earth Sciences | 18 |
Physics | 18 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.