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2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$20,408 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,517 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for chemistry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in California for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $14,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

Full Chemistry at University of California - Berkeley Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in California. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCSB are $13,581 a year.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The excellent doctor’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 graduate students pay an average of $9,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great value for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

UCSD graduate students pay an average of $13,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Chemistry at University of California - San Diego Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $13,895 per year.

Full Chemistry at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Merced did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Merced is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Merced.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Merced are $13,207 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Irvine are $13,356 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $13,036 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCLA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCR are $13,467 a year.

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University of California - Davis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Davis are $13,608 a year.

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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 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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