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Overview for Chemical Engineering

A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems employing chemical processes, such as chemical reactors, kinetic systems, electrochemical systems, energy conservation processes, heat and mass transfer systems, and separation processes; and the applied analysis of chemical problems such as corrosion, particle abrasion, energy loss, pollution, and fluid mechanics.

Careers for Chemical Engineering Majors

A major in Chemical Engineering is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Chemical Engineering

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Chemical Engineering among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
 76
(12.1%)
Moderately Selective$25,249 
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, NY
 18
(8.4%)
 $34,450 
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN
 34
(8.2%)
Less Selective$35,826 
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Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Brooklyn, NY
 18
(6.9%)
Less Selective$32,644 
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR
 101
(6.9%)
Less Selective$3,884 
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
 25
(6.8%)
Moderately Selective$36,280 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
 77
(6.3%)
Most Selective$37,510 
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM
 11
(5.7%)
Highly Selective$12,544 
 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Hato Rey, PR
 23
(5.5%)
Less Selective$6,330 
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD
 12
(4.8%)
Less Selective$7,800 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.