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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

48 Colleges
$40,582 Avg Salary
$22,924 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for chemistry students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Chemistry majors at U of U take out an average of $19,367 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Chemistry at University of Utah Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

After completing their degree, chemistry graduates from Colorado State carry an average student debt load of $19,261.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for chemistry students. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Chemistry at University of Colorado Boulder Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, chemistry graduates from MSU Bozeman take out $24,392 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Chemistry at Montana State University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great place for chemistry students. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

While working on their degree, chemistry majors at University of Northern Colorado accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

Full Chemistry at University of Northern Colorado Report

Boise State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

The average amount in student loans that chemistry majors at Boise State take out is $23,905.

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With a ranking of #6, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular chemistry programs. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

On average, chemistry graduates from MSU Denver take out $25,798 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Chemistry at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

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

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 26 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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