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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Chemistry in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Ranked Colleges
104 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Chemistry is the 38th most popular major in the country with 20,841 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 760 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 104 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general chemistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general chemistry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general chemistry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

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Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree chemistry students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Chemistry in the Rocky Mountains Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 14 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree chemistry students list, BYU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. UW is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 2 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U of U General Chemistry Report

#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Montana State University is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #5 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

Full Colorado State General Chemistry Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#8 in overall quality

The University of Montana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is a medium-sized school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 1 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UM also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242.

Full UM General Chemistry Report

#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Idaho did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Idaho is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 19 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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