Chemistry at University of California - Merced

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 - Merced stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and has a total student population of 9,018.

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 Merced Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UC Merced Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UC Merced 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #154 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went 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 - Merced with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Merced Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Chemistry

The following chemistry concentations are available at University of California - Merced. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Merced. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	41
Other Chemistry	12

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 - Merced.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.