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2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$15,028 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,517 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Chemistry

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $13,901 per year.

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

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in Colorado. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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Out of the 4 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $13,366 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mines are $19,532 a year.

Mines also took the #1 spot in our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemistry Colleges 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 4 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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