The University of Denver, based in Denver, Colorado offers a fully funded Master of Science in Chemistry. The degree is designed for students who wish to work towards an advanced degree primarily for the purpose of conducting research. Students in the program will complete, present and defend a research thesis of publishable quality, and will focus their research in an area of their choice. Graduate students receive full tuition and a nine-month stipend as they work as either graduate research assistants (GRAs) or graduate teaching assistants (GTAs).