Chemical Engineering at University of California - Santa Barbara

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at University of California - Santa Barbara stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 43 chem eng majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSB.

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.

UCSB Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSB Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at UCSB 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 Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
	71

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from UCSB. This makes it the #118 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from UCSB Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $61,540. This is less than $66,101, which is the national average of all chem eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chem eng from UCSB in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	14
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCSB Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in chem eng from UCSB in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical 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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.