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Chemical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

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Chemical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if University of California - San Diego is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

UCSD Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD Chemical Engineering Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

30% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in chem eng from UCSD. About 30% of these graduates were women and the other 70% were men.

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In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 9
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 - San Diego.

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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