Colleges 62
Public 30
Graduates in 2023-24 1,447
Typical earnings 1 yr after $52,955
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $70,741
National, 4 yrs after $66,077
University of California-Berkeley California State University-Northridge University of California-San Diego University of California-Irvine University of California-Santa Barbara San Diego State University California State University-Sacramento California State University-Stanislaus University of California-Davis University of California-Los Angeles University of California-Santa Cruz California State Polytechnic University-Pomona California State University-Long Beach California State University-Fullerton University of California-Riverside California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo California State University-San Bernardino California State University-Channel Islands University of California-Merced University of Southern California California State University-Los Angeles California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt California State University-Fresno San Francisco State University University of San Francisco Sonoma State University Azusa Pacific University Biola University California Baptist University California Institute of Technology California Lutheran University California State University-Bakersfield California State University-Chico California State University-Dominguez Hills California State University-East Bay California State University-San Marcos Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Concordia University-Irvine Dominican University of California Harvey Mudd College La Sierra University Loyola Marymount University Mount Saint Mary's University Occidental College Pacific Union College Pepperdine University Pitzer College Point Loma Nazarene University Pomona College Saint Mary's College of California San Jose State University Santa Clara University Scripps College Stanford University University of La Verne University of Redlands University of San Diego University of the Pacific Vanguard University of Southern California Westmont College Whittier College All chemistry programs in California Sorted by earnings four years after graduation. Click a heading to sort.
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 135 $57,704 $82,386 $11,137 California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 22 n/a $79,878 n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 157 $55,576 $77,249 $13,511 University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 135 $46,852 $74,810 $11,000 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 75 $56,258 $74,713 $14,499 San Diego State University San Diego, CA 43 $63,412 $74,676 $19,405 California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA 25 $57,234 $74,430 n/a California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA 9 n/a $73,392 n/a University of California-Davis Davis, CA 73 $51,548 $73,365 $11,000 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 63 $55,575 $72,220 $12,600 University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 38 $56,661 $71,348 $13,850 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 72 $51,496 $70,741 $13,625 California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 32 $52,955 $67,818 $13,000 California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 22 $37,661 $64,857 n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 59 $51,428 $64,131 $15,299 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 27 $65,943 $63,882 n/a California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA 47 $47,340 $63,496 n/a California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA 23 $56,749 $58,498 n/a University of California-Merced Merced, CA 19 $56,039 $56,888 $11,125 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 18 n/a $54,966 n/a California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 25 $45,033 $51,747 n/a California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA 12 $46,755 $50,579 n/a California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 23 $42,374 $45,522 n/a San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 13 $58,948 n/a n/a University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 13 $51,935 n/a n/a Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA 15 $34,134 n/a n/a Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Biola University La Mirada, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a California Baptist University Riverside, CA 21 n/a n/a $23,250 California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Chico Chico, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA 14 n/a n/a n/a California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA 14 n/a n/a n/a Chapman University Orange, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a La Sierra University Riverside, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Occidental College Los Angeles, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a Pacific Union College Angwin, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Pepperdine University Malibu, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Pitzer College Claremont, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a Pomona College Claremont, CA 11 n/a n/a n/a Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 42 n/a n/a n/a Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a Scripps College Claremont, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 20 n/a n/a n/a University of La Verne La Verne, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Redlands Redlands, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a University of San Diego San Diego, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of the Pacific Stockton, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA 17 n/a n/a n/a Whittier College Whittier, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How many colleges in California offer chemistry? 62 colleges in California awarded bachelor's degrees in chemistry in 2022-23 or 2023-24, 30 of them public.
Where do chemistry graduates earn the most in California? University of California-Berkeley, with median earnings of $82,386 four years after graduation (programs with at least 5 graduates).
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .