2023 Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Chemistry Master'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.
The Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in California to see which master'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.
Top 10 Best Chemistry Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Sacramento the best value school in California for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Sac State are $8,826 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a great value for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal Poly Pomona are $8,873 a year.
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The excellent master’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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,160 per year.
UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in California list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal State Fullerton are $8,410 a year.
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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemistry students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $8,280 per year.
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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree chemistry programs. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Cal State LA graduate students pay an average of $8,219 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.
UCSB graduate students pay an average of $13,581 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $11,629 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UCLA graduate students pay an average of $13,036 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCLA is ranked #4 for overall quality for chemistry in California.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 352 |
| Oregon | 274 |
| Nevada | 70 |
| Hawaii | 26 |
| Alaska | 14 |
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Majors Related to Chemistry
One of 8 majors within the area of study, chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 19 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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