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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

14 Colleges
$65,011 Avg Salary
$23,285 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #87 most popular major in California with 1,136 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Chemical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for chem eng majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 36% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 32% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in California. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 99 students majoring in chem eng at UCSD, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Chem Eng majors at UCSD take out an average of $18,853 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 32% of the chem eng majors at the school.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $166.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemical engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

About 30% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 70% are male.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,330.

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in chem eng at CSULB, 52% are male and 48% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng graduates from CSULB carry an average student debt load of $18,539.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 51% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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San Jose State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in chem eng at San Jose State, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 19% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 210
Oregon 140
Nevada 40

One of 40 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova.

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