2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Chemistry in Colorado

If you pursue a doctor's degree in chemistry, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #11 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the most popular for chemistry students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 doctor's degrees in chemistry during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Chemistry School for Your Doctor's Degree

The chemistry doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Chemistry in Colorado ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of chemistry students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for chemistry.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Chemistry in Colorado

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in chemistry.

Most Well Attended Schools for Chemistry Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

30 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in chemistry. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemistry in Colorado.

There were roughly 30 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in chemistry from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

2

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

19 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Colorado Boulder is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in chemistry. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemistry in Colorado.

There were about 19 chemistry individuals who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in chemistry from University of Colorado Boulder

3

University of Denver
Denver, CO

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in chemistry needs to look into University of Denver. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver.

There were approximately 7 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in chemistry from University of Denver

4

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Colorado School of Mines is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in chemistry. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemistry in Colorado.

There were about 4 chemistry individuals who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in chemistry from Colorado School of Mines

5

University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemistry in Colorado.

There were approximately 3 chemistry individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent data year.

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Best Chemistry Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	91	37
Idaho	47	3
Montana	34	9
Wyoming	32	9

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Chemistry Related Rankings by Major

Chemistry is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Chemistry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Chemistry	56
Other Chemistry	7

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	52
Geological & Earth Sciences	27
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	20
Astronomy & Astrophysics	11
Materials Sciences	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.