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2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$20,408 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,517 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree School for You

Chemistry is the #43 most popular major in California with 607 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for chemistry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for chemistry majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Chemistry Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in California for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,160 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #3 for overall quality for chemistry in California.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

UCSB graduate students pay an average of $13,581 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Chemistry at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $9,570 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $13,564 per year.

Full Chemistry at University of California - San Diego Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Santa Cruz are $13,895 a year.

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University of California - Merced landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree chemistry programs. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Merced are $13,207 a year.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree chemistry programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Irvine are $13,356 a year.

Full Chemistry at University of California - Irvine Report

With a ranking of #8, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemistry students working on their doctor’s degree. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

UCR graduate students pay an average of $13,467 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree chemistry programs. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $13,036 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCLA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

Full Chemistry at University of California - Los Angeles Report

University of California - Davis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $13,608 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 86
Oregon 102
Nevada 8
Hawaii 4
Alaska 4

Chemistry is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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