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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Chemistry Master's Degree School for You

Chemistry is the #51 most popular major in the country with 21,239 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Chemistry program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for chemistry majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oregon the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. UO is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.

Women make up 41% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 63% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 37% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemistry schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 63% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 45% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemistry schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Of the 15 students majoring in chemistry at UW Seattle, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great place for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in chemistry at Oregon State, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemistry programs. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 67% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemistry programs. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 9 students majoring in chemistry at Cal State LA, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full Chemistry at California State University - Los Angeles Report

With a ranking of #10, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

About 38% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 63% are male.

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Best Chemistry Colleges by State

Explore the best chemistry colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,247
Washington 352
Oregon 274
Nevada 70
Hawaii 26
Alaska 14

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 28 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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