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2023 Best Value Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$12,098 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,232 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 278 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemistry is the #56 most popular major in Colorado.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Colorado to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for chemistry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for chemistry majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Chemistry

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the best value school in Colorado for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU - Boulder are $12,610 a year. The average amount in student loans that chemistry majors at CU - Boulder take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,918.

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Northern Colorado are $10,666 a year. On average, chemistry graduates from University of Northern Colorado take out $24,001 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Chemistry at University of Northern Colorado

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Chemistry majors at Colorado State take out an average of $22,733 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #3 for overall quality for chemistry in Colorado.

Read full report on Chemistry at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Colorado University is a great value for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Western is a small public school located in the town of Gunnison.

Western undergraduate students pay an average of $10,662 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Chemistry at Western Colorado University

Out of the 7 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Denver are $10,021 per year. On average, chemistry graduates from MSU Denver take out $27,266 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Chemistry at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

#6

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

Fort Lewis College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the distant town of Durango, FLC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FLC are $9,004 a year.

Read full report on Chemistry at Fort Lewis College

Colorado School of Mines came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $19,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mines did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Read full report on Chemistry at Colorado School of Mines

Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 219
Idaho 87
Montana 81
Wyoming 24

One of 8 majors within the area of study, chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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