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Undergraduate Chemical Engineering at University of California-Berkeley

Here is an overview of this program at UC Berkeley. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #1 out of 13 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

UC Berkeley Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Rankings

College Factual ranks UC Berkeley among the top schools in the country for chemical engineering, ranked #4 out of 159 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Chemical Engineering Schools	4 of 159
Best Chemical Engineering Schools in California	1 of 13

Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Degrees at UC Berkeley

Here is each degree level available for chemical engineering at UC Berkeley, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	120
Master’s	33
Doctoral	26

UC Berkeley Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of California-Berkeley awarded 120 bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UC Berkeley is among the very best schools in the country for chemical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #1 out of 13 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4

Salary of Chemical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Chemical Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $110,509 a year. This is above $106,510, the median for all majors at UC Berkeley.

Student Debt of Chemical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, chemical engineering students borrow a median amount of $18,155 in student loans. This is higher than $14,238, the typical median for all majors at UC Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$44,148
Fees	$3,117	$3,117

Learn more about UC Berkeley tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 54% of chemical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

The majority of chemical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UC Berkeley were Asian. Approximately 41% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California-Berkeley with a bachelor’s in chemical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	23
Non-Resident Aliens	15
Other Races	10

Graduate Study in Chemical Engineering at UC Berkeley

Graduate study is also available at UC Berkeley. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Chemical Engineering	33
Doctoral Degrees in Chemical Engineering	26

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.