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Chemistry Schools in California

California contains 121 schools that offer chemistry programs. University of California-Los Angeles, the highest-ranking chemistry school in CA, has a total student population of 38,550 and is the 7th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 121 chemistry schools in California, only 18 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Santa Clara University comes out as the most expensive ($35,245/yr), with California State University-Fullerton as the lowest recorded at only $4,874/yr.

Chemistry students from California schools who go on to become chemists, biochemists, analytical research chemists, chemistry professors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 79,910 people working as chemists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $72,740. Also, Biochemists and biophysicists make on average $88,550 per year and there are about 22,860 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the California alone, there are 4,610 employed biochemists and biophysicists earning an average yearly salary of $89,460. Chemists in this state earn $80,100/yr and there are 10,560 employed.

Also, within the chemistry schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from chemistry, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Chemistry Programs in California

University of California-Los Angeles

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Molecular Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters, PhD
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Geochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters, PhD

University of Southern California

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

California Institute of Technology

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Geochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

University of California-San Diego

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Chemistry, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, PhD
• Geochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pomona College

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of California-Davis

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Harvey Mudd College

• Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Claremont McKenna College

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Biola University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Scripps College

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Occidental College

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pepperdine University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of California-Santa Cruz

• Molecular Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Chapman University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of San Diego

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of California-Riverside

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Westmont College

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of San Francisco

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

University of the Pacific

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Mills College

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Fresno Pacific University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California Lutheran University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of La Verne

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Whittier College

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pacific Union College

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Notre Dame de Namur University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of California-Merced

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

San Diego State University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Polymer Chemistry
  

  Levels offered: Masters

California State University-Long Beach

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Santa Clara University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Loyola Marymount University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pitzer College

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Fullerton

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

San Francisco State University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Mount St Mary's College

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Chico

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

San Jose State University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Point Loma Nazarene University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-San Bernardino

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Northridge

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Azusa Pacific University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Fresno

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

University of Redlands

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Sacramento

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Sonoma State University

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Concordia University

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Stanislaus

• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Marys College of California

• Biochemistry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Chemistry, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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