2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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.
2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for chemistry majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Schools
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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.
Of the 15 students majoring in chemistry at UW Seattle, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 60% of the chemistry majors at the school.
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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 city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school 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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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemistry students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Of the 9 students majoring in chemistry at Cal State LA, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. 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 Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. 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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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 |
Chemistry Related Majors
One of 8 majors within the area of study, chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Chemistry
| 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.