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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from CU - Boulder.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

CU - Boulder Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how CU - Boulder 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	24
Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	774

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #104 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from CU - Boulder Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU - Boulder is $46,181. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 24% higher than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 chemistry majors earned their bachelor's degree from CU - Boulder. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women.

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	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CU - Boulder Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 chemistry majors earned their master's degree from CU - Boulder. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from CU - Boulder, 83% 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CU - Boulder also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.