by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 35 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for general chemistry students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,055 bachelor's degrees in general chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of general chemistry for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general chemistry students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general chemistry.
Stanford University is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general chemistry. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from Stanford University
University of California - Berkeley is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general chemistry. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from University of California - Berkeley
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general chemistry has to look into University of California - Santa Barbara. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from University of California - Santa Barbara
University of California - San Diego is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general chemistry. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from University of California - San Diego
UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from University of California - Davis
UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from University of California - Los Angeles
Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from University of California - Irvine
UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from San Diego State University
Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general chemistry from University of California - Santa Cruz
Explore the best general chemistry colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| California | 643 | 1,552 |
| Washington | 521 | 261 |
| Oregon | 343 | 164 |
| Nevada | 201 | 46 |
| Hawaii | 172 | 22 |
| Alaska | 87 | 10 |
General Chemistry is one of 11 different types of Chemistry programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Chemistry | 281 |
| Chemical Physics | 5 |
| Environmental Chemistry | 4 |
| Forensic Chemistry | 1 |
