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Undergraduate Chemistry at University of California-San Diego

Here is an overview of this program at UCSD UC San Diego. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #12 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

UCSD UC San Diego Undergraduate Chemistry Rankings

College Factual ranks UCSD UC San Diego among the top schools in the country for chemistry, ranked #91 out of 384 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Chemistry Schools	91 of 384
Best Chemistry Schools in California	19 of 50

Undergraduate Chemistry Degrees at UCSD UC San Diego

Here is each degree level available for chemistry at UCSD UC San Diego, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	157
Master’s	55
Doctoral	43

UCSD UC San Diego Chemistry Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, University of California-San Diego conferred 157 bachelor’s degrees in chemistry.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UCSD UC San Diego is in the top 5% of the country for chemistry at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #12 out of 32 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	12
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	13
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52

Salary of Chemistry Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Chemistry graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UCSD UC San Diego go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $64,143 a year. This is below $84,922, the median for all majors at UCSD UC San Diego.

Student Debt of Chemistry Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at UCSD UC San Diego, chemistry students accumulate a median of $16,100 in student loans. This is lower than $17,106, the typical median for all majors at UCSD UC San Diego.

UCSD UC San Diego 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	$11,442	$44,148
Fees	$3,528	$3,528

Find out more about UCSD UC San Diego tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 43% of chemistry bachelor’s degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

The largest share of chemistry bachelor’s degree graduates at UCSD UC San Diego were Asian. About 36% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	56
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	33
Non-Resident Aliens	22
Other Races	9

Graduate Study in Chemistry at UCSD UC San Diego

Graduate study is also available at UCSD UC San Diego. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Chemistry	55
Doctoral Degrees in Chemistry	43

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License More about our data sources and methodologies.