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Undergraduate Chemistry at California State University-Los Angeles

Here is an overview of this program at Cal State LA. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #21 out of 32 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Cal State LA Undergraduate Chemistry Rankings

College Factual rates Cal State LA among the top schools in the country for chemistry, coming in at #96 out of 384 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Chemistry Schools	96 of 384
Best Chemistry Schools in California	21 of 50

Undergraduate Chemistry Degrees at Cal State LA

Here is each degree level available for chemistry at Cal State LA, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	25
Master’s	8

Cal State LA Chemistry Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, California State University-Los Angeles handed out 25 bachelor’s degrees in chemistry.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Cal State LA holds a strong position among schools offering chemistry at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #21 out of 32 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	21
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	23
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93

Student Debt of Chemistry Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at Cal State LA, chemistry graduates take on a median debt of $11,000 in student loans. This is lower than $14,455, the typical median for all majors at Cal State LA.

Cal State LA Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,742	$18,684
Fees	$1,080	$1,080

Find out more about Cal State LA tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of chemistry bachelor’s degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

The largest share of chemistry bachelor’s degree graduates at Cal State LA were Hispanic or Latino. Approximately 64% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University-Los Angeles with a bachelor’s in chemistry.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	0
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	3

Graduate Study in Chemistry at Cal State LA

This program is also offered at the graduate level at Cal State LA. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Chemistry	8

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Justefrain under License More about our data sources and methodologies.