Chemistry at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179. In 2021, 100 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSB.

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

UCSB Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UCSB Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at UCSB 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 UCSB 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
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	44

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from UCSB. This makes it the #182 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from UCSB Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $40,310. This is 9% higher than $37,104, which is the national average for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 100 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from UCSB in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	30
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UCSB Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Chemistry from UCSB in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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 chemistry.

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

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 23 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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.