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Chemistry at Fort Lewis College

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

FLC is located in Durango, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,469. Of the 577 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fort Lewis College in 2021, 13 of them were chemistry majors.

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

FLC Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

FLC Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how FLC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at FLC 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools 157
238
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools 248
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools 315
Most Popular Chemistry Schools 401

Earnings of FLC Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at FLC is $26,208. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry students.

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Chemistry Student Demographics at FLC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Fort Lewis College.

FLC Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The chemistry program at FLC awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 46% of these degrees went to men with the other 54% going to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at FLC 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 Fort Lewis College with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

FLC also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Fort Lewis College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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