Chemistry at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 125 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UC Irvine.

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

UC Irvine Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry 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 chemistry major at UC Irvine 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 Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	66
	100
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	277

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UC Irvine. This makes it the #15 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from UC Irvine Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $34,936. 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 UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

The chemistry program at UC Irvine awarded 125 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 University of California - Irvine with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	16
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UC Irvine Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a master's degree in chemistry from UC Irvine. About 45% were men and 55% were women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 10% better 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 master's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 21 students 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 University of California - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.