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Chemical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley

Chemical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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

UC Berkeley Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
  • Master’s Degree in Chem Eng

UC Berkeley Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at UC Berkeley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical Engineering. 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chem eng bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 63
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 22
International Students 30
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

UC Berkeley Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

43% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng 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 University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790
Chemical Engineers 2,100 $103,590

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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