by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Chemistry is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 20,056 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 680 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 531 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 39 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general chemistry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general chemistry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carroll College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This small school is located in Helena, Montana, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Lewis College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FLC is located in Durango, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Colorado University landed the #3 spot on the list. Gunnison, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 40 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Butte, Montana, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 93 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Northern Colorado came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 30 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Colorado General Chemistry Report
University of Providence came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Great Falls, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Chemistry at University of Providence
Colorado College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #10, The College of Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. The College of Idaho is located in Caldwell, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Idaho ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
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Boise State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 15 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Chemistry at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University of Wyoming landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Colorado School of Mines did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #16. Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 8 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
United States Air Force Academy ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USAFA is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Rocky Mountain College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #18. Rocky Mountain College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Billings, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Westminster College Utah came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Utah University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 12 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Chemistry at Southern Utah University
With a ranking of #23, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mesa is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Montana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #24. UM is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 11 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Chemistry at The University of Montana
With a ranking of #25, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s chemistry degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Chemistry at Brigham Young University - Provo
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