Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering in California | CampusGuide

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Schools Ranked

$62,832

Avg. Program Earnings

82.7%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 12 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Median Earnings	Graduation Rate	School Type
1	Stanford University Stanford, California	$91,744	92.8%	private-nonprofit
2	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, California	$80,718	92.9%	public
3	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, California	$68,305	66.7%	public
4	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California	$63,005	92.7%	public
5	University of California-Davis Davis, California	$62,409	85.1%	public
6	University of Southern California Los Angeles, California	$60,546	92.0%	private-nonprofit
7	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California	$59,485	85.3%	public
8	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California	$58,221	69.9%	public
9	San Jose State University San Jose, California	$55,512	64.7%	public
10	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, California	$52,464	87.6%	public
11	University of California-Irvine Irvine, California	$52,107	86.0%	public
12	University of California-Riverside Riverside, California	$49,464	76.6%	public

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