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2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k

12 Ranked Colleges
347 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 21,951 people earned their degree in chemistry, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, chemistry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,704 and had an average of $22,279 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 3,425 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,305 and $18,032 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 347 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in chemistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemistry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the chemistry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree chemistry students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stanford Chemistry Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 37 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Chemistry Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 63 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Berkeley Chemistry Report

#4

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. California Institute of Technology is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 doctorate’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.

Caltech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemistry at California Institute of Technology

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemistry at UC Irvine

#6

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemistry at UCSB

#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#9 in overall quality

San Diego State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. San Diego State University is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 6 doctorate’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Chemistry at SDSU

University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chemistry degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #5 spot in our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.

UCR also made our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemistry at University of California - Riverside

University of California - San Diego ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of California - San Diego is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 doctorate’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.

UCSD also took the #8 spot in our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - San Diego Chemistry Report

#11 in overall quality

University of California - Merced came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UC Merced is located in Merced, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s chemistry degrees to qualified students.

UC Merced did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Merced are $43,854.

Read full report on Chemistry at University of California - Merced

#12

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California

With a ranking of #12, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chemistry degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz also took the #10 spot in our “Best Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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