Chemical Engineering at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from UCR.

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.

UCR Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
• Master’s Degree in Chem Eng
• Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

UCR Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at UCR 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	100

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UCR. This makes it the #64 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #62 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from UCR Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $44,484. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UCR

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at University of California - Riverside.

UCR Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 74 chem eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCR, about 68% were men and 32% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCR Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 chem eng majors earned their master's degree from UCR. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCR also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical 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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.