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General Chemistry at University of California - Santa Barbara

General Chemistry at University of California - Santa Barbara

If you are interested in studying general 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 approximately 26,179 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.

UCSB General Chemistry Degrees Available

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

UCSB General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UCSB 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 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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 General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 21
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UCSB General Chemistry Master’s Program

50% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% 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 - Santa Barbara with a master's in chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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
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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