Chemistry at California State University - Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and approximately 42,051 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,010 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Fullerton in 2021, 26 of them were chemistry majors.

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 State Fullerton Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Cal State Fullerton Chemistry Rankings

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

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 State Fullerton 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
	66
Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	104
	120

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #104 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from Cal State Fullerton Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State Fullerton is $37,331. This is 1% higher than $37,104, which is the national average for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

The chemistry program at Cal State Fullerton awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 46% of these degrees went to men with the other 54% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 University - Fullerton with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cal State Fullerton Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 chemistry majors earned their master's degree from Cal State Fullerton. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 State University - Fullerton.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.