Chemistry at California Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying chemistry, you may want to check out the program at California Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and has a total student population of 2,240. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Caltech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

Caltech Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry
• Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

Caltech Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at Caltech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Caltech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	83
	119
Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools	123
	154
Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	159
Best Chemistry Schools	183
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	435

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in chemistry from Caltech. This is the #250 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Caltech. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Caltech Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 chemistry major earned their master's degree from Caltech.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Caltech also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 22 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Forensic Science Technicians	2,110	$85,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Canon.vs.nikon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.