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University of California - San Diego BS in Chemistry

259 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$35,594 Average Salary
$15,335 Average Student Debt

Chemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of California - San Diego. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in chemistry, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the UCSD BS in Chemistry

#68 in the U.S
#9 in California

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UCSD was ranked #68 on College Factual's Best Schools for chemistry list. It is also ranked #9 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for UCSD.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for Chemistry 1
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry 1
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry 1
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry 8
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry 18
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry 27
Most Focused Colleges for Chemistry 42
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (With Aid) 44
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (With Aid) 45
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (With Aid) 51
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $48-$75k) 54
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $48-$75k) 57
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $0-$30k) 60
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools 60
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $30-$48k) 60
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $48-$75k) 61
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $30-$48k) 62
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $0-$30k) 63
Best Value Colleges for Chemistry (With Aid) 67
Best Chemistry Schools 68
Best Value Colleges for Chemistry (Income $48-$75k) 68
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $75-$110k) 69
Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools 70
Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 70
Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 70
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 71
Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools 71
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry 71
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $30-$48k) 75
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $0-$30k) 75
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $75-$110k) 78
Best Value Colleges for Chemistry (Income $0-$30k) 82
Best Chemistry Colleges for Veterans 87
Best Value Colleges for Chemistry (Income $30-$48k) 87
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry 88
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $75-$110k) 95
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income Over $110k) 106
Best Value Colleges for Chemistry (Income $75-$110k) 116
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry 121
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Chemistry Graduates 133
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income Over $110k) 144
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Chemistry Graduates 190
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income Over $110k) 209
Best Value Colleges for Chemistry (Income Over $110k) 227
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry Graduates 272
Best Value Colleges for Chemistry 286
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry 296
Highest Paid Chemistry Graduates 305

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Chemistry from UCSD Cost?

$14,648 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$15,335 Average Student Debt

UCSD Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,442 $41,196
Fees $3,206 $3,206
Books and Supplies $1,124 $1,124
On Campus Room and Board $15,336 $15,336
On Campus Other Expenses $4,203 $4,203

Learn more about UCSD tuition and fees.

UCSD Chemistry BS Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Chemistry students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCSD took out an average of $15,335 in student loans. That is 31% lower than the national average of $22,229.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Chemistry From UCSD?

$35,594 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCSD is $35,594 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $35,333.

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Does UCSD Offer an Online BS in Chemistry?

Online degrees for the UCSD chemistry bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCSD Online Learning page.

UCSD Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Chemistry

259 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
57.1% Women
64.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 259 students received their bachelor’s degree in chemistry. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 57.1% of the students who received their BS in chemistry in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at UCSD in 2019-2020, 64.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 114
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 44
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 56
International Students 32
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

BS in Chemistry Focus Areas at UCSD

Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Chemistry 54
Other Chemistry 205

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 3
Geological & Earth Sciences 19
Physics 78
Other Physical Science 7

View All Chemistry Related Majors >

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.

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