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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Chemistry Master's Degree 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 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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Check out the chemistry master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Of the 12 students majoring in chemistry at Colorado State, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Full Chemistry at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in chemistry at U of U, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemistry schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

Of the 5 students majoring in chemistry at University of Northern Colorado, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemistry schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in chemistry at CU Anschutz, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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#7

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

With a ranking of #7, Idaho State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in chemistry at ISU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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Montana State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Chemistry at Montana State University Report

#10

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in chemistry at DU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Chemistry at University of Denver Report

Best Chemistry Colleges by State

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

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

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 16 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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