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Chemical Engineering at University of California - Riverside

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.

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

UCR Chemical Engineering 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of 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

32% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UCR Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

17% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 35% better 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 master's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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