Chemistry at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

If you are interested in studying chemistry, you may want to check out the program at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and has a total student population of 30,014. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Cal Poly Pomona.

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

Cal Poly Pomona Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly Pomona Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Cal Poly Pomona performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Cal Poly Pomona 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
Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	23
Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Value Chemistry Schools	48
	103
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	301

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from Cal Poly Pomona. This makes it the #76 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from Cal Poly Pomona Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly Pomona is $37,610. This is 1% higher than $37,104, which is the national average for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Cal Poly Pomona Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 chemistry majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cal Poly Pomona. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 State Polytechnic University - Pomona with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cal Poly Pomona Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 chemistry majors earned their master's degree from Cal Poly Pomona. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 38% were women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona with a master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cal Poly Pomona also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

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 Victorrocha under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.