Chemistry at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UW.

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

UW Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UW Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at UW 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	2

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in chemistry from UW. This is the #285 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry from UW in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
High School Teachers	1,850	$60,620
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	470	$68,940
Natural Sciences Managers	160	$95,120
Chemists	110	$66,420
Chemistry Professors	40	$79,970

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.