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Highest earning chemical engineering programs in California
California chemical engineering programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | Public, 4-year | $81,553 | 57 |
| 2 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Public, 4-year | $79,737 | 33 |
| 3 | University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public, 4-year | $76,680 | 63 |
| 4 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Pomona | Public, 4-year | $69,009 | 86 |
| 5 | University of California-Davis | Davis | Public, 4-year | $68,337 | 106 |
| 6 | University of California-Riverside | Riverside | Public, 4-year | $68,245 | 92 |
| 7 | University of California-San Diego | La Jolla | Public, 4-year | $59,508 | 77 |
| 8 | University of California-Irvine | Irvine | Public, 4-year | $57,540 | 72 |
| 9 | California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | Public, 4-year | $45,164 | 80 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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