Chemistry MS
- Master's
- MS
- In-Person
- Greeley
- Chemistry Emphasis Non-Thesis Option
- Chemistry Emphasis Thesis Option
- Education Non-Thesis Option
- Education Thesis Option
Fall, Spring and Summer
This program is tailored to your goals, including preparing for a Ph.D. or a Health Professional School, expanding your teaching credentials, or enhancing your laboratory and analytical skills for the workplace.
Program Overview
Advance your chemistry expertise and build practical skills for research, industry, and education with UNC’s Master of Science in Chemistry. This program is tailored to your goals, whether you’re preparing for a Ph.D. or a Health Professional School, expanding your teaching credentials, or enhancing your laboratory and analytical skills for the workplace. You’ll learn from expert faculty in a collaborative environment that emphasizes hands-on experience, critical thinking, and problem-solving across the chemical sciences.
Choose between thesis and non-thesis options in Chemistry or Chemical Education, and build a graduate experience that fits your career path.
Chemistry Concentration
Strengthen your knowledge in core areas such as analytical, organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry while gaining advanced laboratory and research experience.
Work closely with faculty mentors to design and complete original research, preparing you for doctoral study or research-based roles in industry and government.
You’ll focus on advanced coursework without the research requirement. This option is ideal for professionals seeking to deepen their technical expertise and advance in applied or teaching careers.
Chemical Education Concentration
Combine chemistry expertise with innovative teaching practices to make a meaningful impact in chemistry education.
Engage in research on effective teaching and learning in chemistry and contribute to improving chemistry education.
Enhance your content knowledge and instructional techniques through coursework and practical experiences that strengthen your impact in the classroom.
Where Research Meets Opportunity
Research with Real Impact
At UNC, you won’t just learn about chemistry—you’ll help advance it. Collaborate with expert faculty on research that explores everything from molecular structure to materials science and chemical education. Our state-of-the-art labs feature advanced instruments like NMR, FT-IR, HPLC, and X-ray diffraction systems, giving you hands-on experience and technical skills to make discoveries that matter.
Photo By ERIC BELLAMY Chemistry Dept. Portraits
Student Support
UNC is committed to helping you succeed—academically and financially. Graduate students may qualify for teaching or research assistantships that provide valuable professional experience while covering full tuition and offering a competitive stipend.
As a teaching assistant, you’ll play an active role in the department by teachingundergraduate lab courses and developing your instructional skills. Research assistants collaborate directly with faculty on projects that advance the field.
Collaboration and discovery go hand-in-hand in UNC’s Chemistry graduate programs.
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Chemistry and Biochemistry
From tiny atoms to big reactions, chemistry helps us understand and improve the world around us. With small classes, hands-on research, and a focus on you, our program prepares students for exciting careers in science and beyond.
Curious about how things work? Start your journey here.
- chemistry@unco.edu
- (970)-351-2559
- Ross Hall, Room 3480