Chemical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if University of California - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from UCLA.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

UCLA Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at UCLA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UCLA. This makes it the #24 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UCLA Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $56,206. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chem eng from UCLA. About 62% were men and 38% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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	32
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	24
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCLA Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

The chem eng program at UCLA awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 78% of these degrees went to men with the other 22% going to women.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.