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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 13 New York Colleges with the highest percentage of Chemical Engineering among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, NY
 18
(8.4%)
 $34,450 
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Brooklyn, NY
 18
(6.9%)
Less Selective$32,644 
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY
 25
(4.1%)
Less Selective$31,010 
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Manhattan College
Bronx, NY
 27
(4.1%)
Moderately Selective$24,140 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
 45
(3.9%)
Highly Selective$37,990 
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
 71
(2.1%)
Most Selective$36,504 
CUNY City College
New York, NY
 27
(1.8%)
Highly Selective$8,969 
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University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
 22
(1.8%)
Highly Selective$37,870 
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
 29
(1.6%)
Most Selective$39,326 
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
 11
(0.9%)
Most Selective- 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.