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2024 Best Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

14 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
689 Chemistry Degrees Awarded
$40,582 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in chemistry, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #51 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 14 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 689 degrees in chemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Chemistry School

Best Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region Your choice of chemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for chemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Chemistry
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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 Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Chemistry in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Chemistry

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Chemistry Degrees Awarded
$46,181 Median Starting Salary

University of Colorado Boulder is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in chemistry. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were about 55 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year. Those chemistry students who get their degree from University of Colorado Boulder make $5,599 more than the average chemistry graduate.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
119 Chemistry Degrees Awarded
$36,731 Median Starting Salary

University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in chemistry. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 119 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the chemistry program report average early career earnings of $36,731.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
68 Chemistry Degrees Awarded
$55,547 Median Starting Salary

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in chemistry. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 68 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year. Those chemistry students who get their degree from Colorado State University - Fort Collins make $14,965 more than the average chemistry grad.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CO

Any student who is interested in chemistry has to check out Colorado School of Mines. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.

There were approximately 14 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WY

UW is a fairly large public university located in the town of Laramie. This university ranks 1st out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.

There were roughly 20 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In UT
34 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 34 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 Chemistry Degrees Awarded
27.1% Growth in Graduates

MSU Bozeman is a large public university located in the remote town of Bozeman. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.

There were about 48 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent data year. After graduation, chemistry degree recipients usually earn an average of $28,736 in their early careers.

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U of I is a large public university located in the town of Moscow. A Best Colleges rank of #489 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.

There were about 24 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the chemistry program earn around $37,793 for their early career.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Chemistry Degrees Awarded
$39,934 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 36 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the chemistry program report average early career earnings of $39,934.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ID
34 Chemistry Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were approximately 34 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year.

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Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 278
Utah 266 219
Idaho 219 87
Montana 188 80
Wyoming 162 24

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One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Chemistry Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Chemistry 680
Other Chemistry 6
Chemical Physics 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Physics 609
Geological & Earth Sciences 526
Astronomy & Astrophysics 85
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 84
General Physical Sciences 24
Materials Sciences 7
Other Physical Science 3

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