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2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$27,515 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,582 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, chemistry was ranked #51 in the country. In fact 21,239 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for chemistry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Chemistry Schools

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for chemistry students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

University of Northern Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $23,785 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, chemistry graduates from University of Northern Colorado carry an average student debtload of $25,000.

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$22,446 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Western Colorado University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western are $22,446 per year.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value chemistry programs. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year. After completing their degree, chemistry graduates from U of U carry an average student debtload of $19,367.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U of U also is in the top 20% of our Best Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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#7

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$27,576 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Idaho ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $27,576 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU - Boulder are $38,358 a year.

CU - Boulder excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for chemistry students. It came in at #9 on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year. The average amount in student loans that chemistry majors at Colorado State take out is $19,261.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #5 for overall quality for chemistry in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#10

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO
$19,660 Average Tuition & Fees

Fort Lewis College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value chemistry programs. FLC is a small public school located in the town of Durango.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FLC are $19,660 per year. While working on their degree, chemistry majors at FLC accumulate an average of around $19,125 in student debt.

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Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 278
Utah 219
Idaho 87
Montana 81
Wyoming 24

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Chemistry is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 14 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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