Chemistry at Colorado School of Mines

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if Colorado School of Mines is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry program.

Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and approximately 6,744 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

Mines Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry

Mines Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #154 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Mines

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Colorado School of Mines.

Mines Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Mines are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mines Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Mines, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colorado School of Mines. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	10
Other Chemistry	4

Related Majors

• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Colorado School of Mines.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,930	$93,010
Chemists	1,700	$77,250
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Chemistry Professors	410	$87,960

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cperko under License

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