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General Chemistry at University of California - San Diego

General Chemistry at University of California - San Diego

If you plan to study general chemistry, take a look at what University of California - San Diego has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year.

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

UCSD General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UCSD General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UCSD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 20
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UCSD General Chemistry Master’s Program

43% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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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 chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 16
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 - San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Chemists 10,430 $88,570
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Chemistry Professors 1,570 $116,530

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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