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2023 Most Popular Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in California

13 Colleges
$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 Most Popular Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Chemistry program at each school on the list.

Check out the chemistry doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

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

Women make up 43% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemistry schools in California. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Women make up 37% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in chemistry at UCLA, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 31% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 31 students majoring in chemistry at USC, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for chemistry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 66% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in chemistry at UCSB, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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

About 32% of the students majoring in chemistry at the school are women while 68% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, California Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

Women make up 45% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 62% of the chemistry majors at the school.

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Best Chemistry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemistry Schools 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 13 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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