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2023 Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$112,828 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Chemical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

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

Women make up 25% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in chem eng at UCLA, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular chemical engineering schools in California. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 79% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in chem eng at UC Irvine, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 54% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 50% of the students majoring in chem eng at the school are women while 50% are male.

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California Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

Of the 9 students majoring in chem eng at Caltech, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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University of California - Davis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Women make up 13% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the chem eng majors at the school.

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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools 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 10 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova.

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