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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

11 Colleges
$75,252 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

With 264 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemical engineering is the #72 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Davis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 61
Oregon 25
Nevada 2

One of 39 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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