Chemistry at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year.

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

UCLA Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UCLA Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UCLA 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.

There were 42 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	18
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCLA Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	28
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	135

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.