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Chemical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from UCSD.

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.

UCSD Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD Chemical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chem eng programs across the country. The following shows how UCSD performed in these rankings.

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 chem eng major at UCSD 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
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 17
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 101

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UCSD. This makes it the #17 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from UCSD Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $53,711. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng students.

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Chem Eng Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The chem eng program at UCSD awarded 99 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 36
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 22
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UCSD Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

30% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The chem eng program at UCSD awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

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In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 - San Diego.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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