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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Finding the Best Chemistry School for You

Chemistry is the #49 most popular major in the country with 5,005 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search 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 16 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for chemistry students. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Northern Colorado came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Colorado School of Mines ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular chemistry programs. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

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#10

Utah State University

Logan, UT

Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chemistry students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 76
Utah 37
Idaho 12
Montana 12
Wyoming 4

One of 8 majors within the area of study, chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342

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).

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