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2023 Best Value Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$16,008 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,232 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree School for You

Chemistry is the #39 most popular major in California with 3,247 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Best Value Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for chemistry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for chemistry majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Channel Islands the best value school in California for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUCI are $6,817 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chemistry majors at CSUCI accumulate an average of around $21,075 in student debt.

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Out of the 24 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the # 2 spot on the list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sac State are $7,392 per year.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in California. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Chemistry majors at SDSU take out an average of $17,641 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a great value for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, chemistry graduates from Cal Poly Pomona carry an average student debtload of $21,048.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in California. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $6,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chemistry majors at CSULB accumulate an average of around $16,936 in student debt.

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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $6,976 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chemistry majors at Cal State Fullerton accumulate an average of around $19,844 in student debt.

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California State University - San Bernardino came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSUSB is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

CSUSB undergraduate students pay an average of $7,213 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, chemistry graduates from CSUSB take out $19,400 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State LA are $6,785 per year. On average, chemistry graduates from Cal State LA take out $16,942 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Berkeley are $14,226 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Berkeley is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $7,043 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chemistry majors at CSUN accumulate an average of around $19,017 in student debt.

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Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 352
Oregon 274
Nevada 70
Hawaii 26
Alaska 14

One of 8 majors within the area of study, chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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).

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