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 Western Colorado University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in chemistry, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, 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 Western was ranked #350 on College Factual's Best Schools for chemistry list. It is also ranked #8 in Colorado.
Here are some of the other rankings for Western.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Western was $775 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $284 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 | $6,816 | $18,600 |
Fees | $3,830 | $3,830 |
Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,874 | $9,874 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,105 | $3,105 |
Learn more about Western tuition and fees.
Western 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 Western Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.0% of the chemistry students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 40.0% of the chemistry bachelor’s degrees at Western in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Chemistry | 5 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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*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.