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Chemical Engineering at University of California - Irvine

If you are interested in studying chemical engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Irvine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in chem eng.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UC Irvine Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Chem Eng
  • Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

UC Irvine Chemical Engineering Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UC Irvine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at University of California - Irvine.

UC Irvine Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in chem eng from UC Irvine. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

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Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from UC Irvine, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Irvine with a master's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Engineers 20,600 $107,700
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790
Chemical Engineers 2,100 $103,590

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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