Chemistry at University of Denver

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at University of Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 13,856. In 2021, 9 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from DU.

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

DU Chemistry Degrees Available

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

DU Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at DU 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.

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from DU. This makes it the #216 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #189 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from DU. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

DU Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in chemistry from DU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from DU, 100% 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 Denver with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DU also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• 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 Denver.

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 CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.