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General Chemistry at Western Colorado University

General Chemistry at Western Colorado University

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,203.

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

Western General Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Western General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at Western is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Western

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

Western General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Western 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 Western Colorado University 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 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Western Colorado University.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
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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