Los Angeles, CA (population: 3,878,715) has eight chemistry schools within its city limits. University of California-Los Angeles, the highest ranked school in the city with a chemistry program, has a total student population of 38,550. It is the 7th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of California. To learn more about chemistry programs in Los Angeles, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of chemistry professors at University of California such as Alfred Bacher, Christina Bauer, Delroy A. Baugh, Stuart Cantrill, Molly Cavanagh, and Manashi Chatterjee.
Chemistry students from Los Angeles 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.
Of the 8 chemistry schools in Los Angeles, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Loyola Marymount University comes out as the most expensive ($29,497/yr) for chemistry students, with California State University-Los Angeles as the lowest, reported at only $3,263/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Los Angeles |
| Culver City | CA | - | 2 | 5.62439 | 79 | 6.2 miles |
| Burbank | CA | 103,686 | 5 | 29.098 | 43 | 7.2 miles |
| Santa Monica | CA | 89,350 | 5 | 12.7862 | 74 | 8.3 miles |
| Panorama City | CA | - | 2 | 25.093 | 11 | 8.4 miles |
| Northridge | CA | - | 2 | 29.2432 | 104 | 10.9 miles |
| Woodland Hills | CA | - | 1 | 17.7823 | 121 | 11.9 miles |
| East Los Angeles | CA | 135,682 | 0 | - | 0 | 14.8 miles |
| Alhambra | CA | 86,214 | 4 | 31.3851 | 25 | 16.2 miles |
| Altadena | CA | 41,677 | 0 | - | 0 | 17.0 miles |
| Torrance | CA | 141,478 | 4 | 20.3998 | 164 | 19.8 miles |
| Downey | CA | 107,986 | 0 | - | 0 | 19.9 miles |
| Paramount | CA | 55,280 | 1 | 16.5087 | 2 | 20.4 miles |
| Valencia | CA | - | 1 | 29.1529 | 11 | 21.3 miles |
| Santa Clarita | CA | 171,722 | 2 | 23.9284 | 128 | 21.5 miles |
| Canyon Country | CA | - | 1 | 21.1219 | 9 | 21.9 miles |
| Simi Valley | CA | 121,990 | 0 | - | 0 | 22.0 miles |
| Malibu | CA | - | 1 | 75.691 | 100 | 24.0 miles |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | CA | 41,164 | 1 | 20.67 | 2 | 24.4 miles |
| Cerritos | CA | 51,327 | 3 | 18.7768 | 18 | 25.6 miles |
| Hacienda Heights | CA | 52,748 | 0 | - | 0 | 26.3 miles |
| Long Beach | CA | 464,505 | 6 | 26.5161 | 271 | 26.4 miles |
| Azusa | CA | 47,782 | 1 | 31.8299 | 58 | 28.7 miles |
| West Covina | CA | 106,032 | 5 | 23.6693 | 37 | 28.9 miles |
| Cypress | CA | 47,588 | 2 | 8.65396 | 110 | 29.2 miles |
| Moorpark | CA | - | 1 | 19.4776 | 80 | 29.6 miles |
| Covina | CA | 46,974 | 0 | - | 0 | 30.4 miles |
| Fullerton | CA | 133,165 | 6 | 21.8966 | 252 | 31.8 miles |
| Glendora | CA | 49,443 | 1 | 12.4755 | 68 | 32.8 miles |
| Garden Grove | CA | 167,800 | 4 | 26.4852 | 22 | 34.5 miles |
| Diamond Bar | CA | 57,662 | 0 | - | 0 | 35.2 miles |