by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Chemistry is the 51st most popular major in the country with 21,239 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, chemistry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,656 and had an average of $22,680 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,052 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,387 and $19,758 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 826 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 76 colleges that offered a degree in chemistry. That schools that top this list have a program in chemistry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree chemistry students.
Out of the 76 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Orange Coast College landed the #1 spot on the list. Orange Coast College is a public institution located in Costa Mesa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 81 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 76 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego Miramar College landed the #2 spot on the list. San Diego Miramar College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 27 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Irvine Valley College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region. This fairly large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 64 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Evergreen Valley College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region. San Jose, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s chemistry degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Solano Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region. Solano Community College is a public institution located in Fairfield, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cuyamaca College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. El Cajon, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s chemistry degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Monterey Peninsula College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Monterey Peninsula College is a public institution located in Monterey, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Santiago Canyon College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region list. SCC is located in Orange, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Columbia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Sonora, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Fullerton College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region list. Fullerton College is a fairly large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 51 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Yuba College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Marysville, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cabrillo College is located in Aptos, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.
Sacramento City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Sacramento, California, this fairly large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
Antelope Valley College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Lancaster, California, this fairly large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s chemistry students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Moorpark College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Moorpark, California, and it awarded 33 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Saddleback College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. Saddleback College is a fairly large public school situated in Mission Viejo, California. It awarded 39 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Barbara City College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. SBCC is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 28 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Hartnell College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Hartnell College is a medium-sized school located in Salinas, California that handed out 14 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, San Bernardino Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Bernardino Valley College is a medium-sized school located in San Bernardino, California that handed out 12 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
College of San Mateo came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Mateo, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s chemistry degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Golden West College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Huntington Beach, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s chemistry degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
San Jose City College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose City College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 8 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Crafton Hills College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Yucaipa, California, and it awarded 7 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Contra Costa College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region list. Contra Costa College is a public institution located in San Pablo, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Imperial Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Chemistry Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. This medium-sized school is located in Imperial, California, and it awarded 12 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
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