Chemistry at California State University - Los Angeles

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what California State University - Los Angeles has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,742 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 20 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 LA Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Cal State LA 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	47
	87
Best Value Chemistry Schools	93
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from Cal State LA. This makes it the #59 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from Cal State LA Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $33,960. This is less than $37,104, which is the national average of all chemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Cal State LA. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal State LA Chemistry Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in chemistry from Cal State LA. About 22% of these graduates were women and the other 78% were men.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 54% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal State LA 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 University - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.