Chemistry at University of California - Irvine

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at University of California - Irvine stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received their master's degree in chemistry.

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

UC Irvine Chemistry Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Chemistry
• Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

UC Irvine Chemistry Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 26% 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Forensic Science Technicians	2,110	$85,280

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.