Chemical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles
UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589.
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.
UCLA Chemical Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
- Master’s Degree in Chem Eng
UCLA Chemical Engineering Rankings
The chem eng major at UCLA 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Chem Eng Student Demographics at UCLA
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at University of California - Los Angeles.
UCLA Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in chem eng.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 33 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 22 |
International Students | 8 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
UCLA Chemical Engineering Master’s Program
In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in chem eng.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 7 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering
If you plan to be a chem eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Chemical Engineering | 119 |
Related Majors
- Geoscience Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Other Engineering
- General Engineering
- Materials 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 - Los Angeles.
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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.