Chemistry at University of Colorado Boulder

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what University of Colorado Boulder has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 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.

CU - Boulder Chemistry Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at CU - Boulder 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at CU - Boulder 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 University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CU - Boulder 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 CU - Boulder, 60% 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 University of Colorado Boulder with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado Boulder. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	52
Chemical Physics	3

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Physics

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 University of Colorado Boulder.

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.