Chemistry at University of California - Riverside

If you are interested in studying chemistry, 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 approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UCR.

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

UCR Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UCR Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at UCR 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	229

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UCR. This makes it the #91 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCR Chemistry Graduates

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $30,684. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,104 for all chemistry students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 69 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry from UCR in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCR Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 chemistry majors earned their master's degree from UCR. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% 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 chemistry.

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

UCR also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 22 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• 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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.