2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Chemistry in Washington

Chemistry is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #11 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the most popular for chemistry students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 50 doctor's degrees in chemistry during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for chemistry.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Chemistry in Washington

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for chemistry students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Chemistry Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

39 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in chemistry. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemistry in Washington.

Doctorate graduates who receive their degree from the chemistry program earn an average of $51,400 in their early career salary.

More information about a doctorate in chemistry from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Washington State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in chemistry. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in chemistry in Washington. More information about a doctorate in chemistry from Washington State University

Best Chemistry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemistry Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	178	400
Oregon	102	38
Nevada	58	21
Hawaii	53	3
Alaska	20	1

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Chemistry Related Rankings by Major

Chemistry is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Chemistry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Chemistry	50

Most Popular Majors Related to Chemistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	25
Geological & Earth Sciences	20
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	10
Astronomy & Astrophysics	4

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.