If you plan on majoring in chemistry, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #51 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Chemistry Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 343 degrees in chemistry to qualified students.
The chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemistry rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for chemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The chemistry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Chemistry Schools in Washington.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in chemistry. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 127 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the chemistry program state that they receive average early career income of $46,369.
It's difficult to beat Western Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in chemistry. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #287 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 53 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the chemistry program state that they receive average early career earnings of $48,527.
It is hard to beat Washington State University if you want to pursue a degree in chemistry. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in chemistry needs to take a look at Pacific Lutheran University. PLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Tacoma. This university ranks 9th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 16 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at PLU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the chemistry program state that they receive average early career wages of $44,555.
CWU is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg. This university ranks 6th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 9 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 32 chemistry students who graduated with this degree at Whitworth in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, chemistry degree recipients generally earn about $33,203 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemistry rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for chemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
