Chemical Engineering at University of California - Irvine

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at University of California - Irvine stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,882 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Irvine in 2021, 59 of them were chemical engineering majors.

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 Irvine Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at UC Irvine 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 chem eng major at UC Irvine 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UC Irvine. This makes it the #81 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from UC Irvine Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $55,295. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 59 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chem eng from UC Irvine in 2021, 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Irvine since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	12
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UC Irvine Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 chem eng majors earned their master's degree from UC Irvine. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from UC Irvine, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

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 - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.