Chemical Engineering
192 colleges offer Chemical Engineering in the College Scorecard data. Graduates leave with an average federal debt of $42,296, from $16,661 at the lowest program to $79,112 at the highest. One year after graduating they earn $64,978 on average, from $38,910 at the lowest program to $81,524 at the highest.
Is a Chemical Engineering degree worth it?
Across 163 bachelor's programs that report earnings, the median pays its graduates $66,094 a year after graduation, and the middle half pay between $60,469 and $70,614. The median for all majors is $37,050. At the median program, graduates who borrowed owe $30,624. Debt is 0.46x first-year earnings, which ranks 23rd of 147 majors, where 1st carries the least debt for the pay.
These are earnings one year after graduating, for students who received federal aid. Majors that lead to graduate school, or to careers that start slowly, look worse here than they will ten years on.
Details
- Number of Offering Colleges: 192
- Average Debt on Graduation: $42,296
- Expected Earnings 1 Year After: $64,978
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Median earnings 1 year after graduation for this major
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| University of Saint Andrews | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Ottawa | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| McGill University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Stanford University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Washington and Lee University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hampton University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| The University of Texas at Tyler | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Christian Brothers University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Geneva College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Xavier University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Campbell University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| United States Military Academy | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Benedictine College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dordt University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Chicago | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Howard University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Yale University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California Baptist University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,910 |
| CUNY City College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $39,335 |
| University of Nevada-Reno | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $41,775 |
| University of California-Riverside | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $15,395 | $44,484 |
| New York University | Bachelor's Degree | $78,348 | $64,082 | $45,963 |
| California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $47,727 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $48,049 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $49,666 |
| University of New Haven | Bachelor's Degree | $41,041 | No data | $50,336 |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | Bachelor's Degree | $25,098 | $19,473 | $51,214 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $48,000 | $51,234 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $52,711 |
| Montana State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $25,000 | $53,200 |
| University of California-San Diego | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,711 |
| University of Wyoming | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $54,016 |
| University of Tulsa | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $54,580 |
| University at Buffalo | Bachelor's Degree | $20,545 | No data | $55,257 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Bachelor's Degree | $50,126 | $36,600 | $55,293 |
| University of California-Irvine | Bachelor's Degree | $20,345 | No data | $55,295 |
| Washington State University | Bachelor's Degree | $33,715 | No data | $55,442 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $56,206 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Bachelor's Degree | $47,352 | $25,311 | $56,279 |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Bachelor's Degree | $43,853 | No data | $56,329 |
| Tufts University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $56,529 |
| Cleveland State University | Bachelor's Degree | $28,997 | No data | $56,703 |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $56,939 |
| Widener University | Bachelor's Degree | $61,208 | No data | $56,994 |
| University of California-Davis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $57,536 |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $57,674 |
| Rowan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $58,819 |
| Clarkson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $48,192 | $58,898 |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $59,177 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $59,187 |
| Western Michigan University | Bachelor's Degree | $24,961 | No data | $59,565 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Bachelor's Degree | $48,649 | No data | $59,645 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Bachelor's Degree | $34,521 | No data | $59,840 |
| San Jose State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $59,999 |
| Youngstown State University | Bachelor's Degree | $16,661 | No data | $60,173 |
| Ohio University-Zanesville Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,469 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,469 |
| Ohio University-Lancaster Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,469 |
| Ohio University-Southern Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,469 |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,469 |
| Ohio University-Eastern Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,469 |
| University of Kentucky | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,597 |
| Syracuse University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,768 |
| Stony Brook University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,840 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $60,903 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $28,407 | No data | $61,204 |
| University of South Florida | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $61,216 |
| University of Mississippi | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $61,504 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $61,540 |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $36,396 | $29,577 | $62,085 |
| Oregon State University | Bachelor's Degree | $36,396 | $29,577 | $62,085 |
| University of North Dakota | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $62,457 |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $51,518 | $37,252 | $62,568 |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford | Bachelor's Degree | $51,518 | $37,252 | $62,568 |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | Bachelor's Degree | $51,518 | $37,252 | $62,568 |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $51,518 | $37,252 | $62,568 |
| University of Connecticut | Bachelor's Degree | $51,518 | $37,252 | $62,568 |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Bachelor's Degree | $38,826 | $23,869 | $62,760 |
| Tuskegee University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $62,936 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,299 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $63,314 |
| West Virginia University | Bachelor's Degree | $65,062 | No data | $63,506 |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,062 | No data | $63,506 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $64,215 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $38,075 | $64,363 |
| Wayne State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $64,406 |
| Villanova University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $64,479 |
| Lafayette College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $64,532 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $32,941 | No data | $64,837 |
| University of Iowa | Bachelor's Degree | $35,719 | No data | $64,942 |
| The University of Alabama | Bachelor's Degree | $45,997 | $28,172 | $65,209 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Bachelor's Degree | $33,732 | No data | $65,370 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor's Degree | $29,299 | $17,480 | $65,389 |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,427 |
| University of Kansas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $19,241 | $65,436 |
| Princeton University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,473 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,500 |
| Trine University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,981 |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $35,466 | $27,618 | $66,094 |
| University of Idaho | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $66,101 |
| University of Rhode Island | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $35,342 | $66,167 |
| University of Toledo | Bachelor's Degree | $27,859 | $21,948 | $66,253 |
| University of Southern California | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $66,458 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $66,484 |
| Florida State University | Bachelor's Degree | $22,365 | No data | $66,610 |
| Manhattan University | Bachelor's Degree | $63,693 | $49,780 | $66,696 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $39,037 | $33,328 | $66,852 |
| University of Maine | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $66,852 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $69,687 | $66,991 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,147 |
| Brigham Young University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,199 |
| University of Utah | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,225 |
| Lehigh University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,293 |
| Drexel University | Bachelor's Degree | $79,112 | $49,500 | $67,486 |
| University of Louisville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,646 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $67,835 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,178 |
| University of Rochester | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,223 |
| Michigan Technological University | Bachelor's Degree | $37,235 | $21,288 | $68,391 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,483 |
| Miami University-Oxford | Bachelor's Degree | $25,368 | No data | $68,519 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,569 |
| University of Dayton | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,637 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,745 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $69,148 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $47,929 | $34,401 | $69,207 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | Bachelor's Degree | $47,929 | $34,401 | $69,207 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $69,285 |
| Northeastern University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $22,694 | $69,307 |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $69,749 |
| Prairie View A & M University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $69,804 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $69,895 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $44,067 | No data | $69,927 |
| Colorado School of Mines | Bachelor's Degree | $63,339 | $48,341 | $70,029 |
| Michigan State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $59,041 | $70,092 |
| University of South Alabama | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $70,168 |
| Clemson University | Bachelor's Degree | $43,500 | No data | $70,368 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $48,257 | $70,502 |
| Iowa State University | Bachelor's Degree | $32,267 | $20,254 | $70,534 |
| University of Delaware | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $70,693 |
| Mississippi State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $23,891 | $70,757 |
| University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor's Degree | $35,517 | No data | $70,767 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $34,523 | No data | $70,966 |
| Bucknell University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $71,437 |
| University of Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $71,489 |
| Northwestern University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $71,607 |
| Kansas State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $22,400 | $71,780 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $71,800 |
| University of Arkansas | Bachelor's Degree | $35,494 | $18,140 | $72,033 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,159 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $43,928 | $44,399 | $72,362 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,510 |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,566 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $31,053 | $72,805 |
| University of Florida | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,850 |
| University of Notre Dame | Bachelor's Degree | $73,151 | $65,248 | $73,118 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $73,222 |
| Lamar University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $73,299 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $27,818 | $18,000 | $73,396 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $28,103 | $73,493 |
| Washington University in St Louis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $73,913 |
| Vanderbilt University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $73,971 |
| Cornell University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $74,126 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $74,585 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $74,738 |
| Kettering University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $75,152 |
| Texas Tech University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $75,153 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Bachelor's Degree | $51,730 | No data | $75,199 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $75,214 |
| Auburn University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $75,285 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $62,733 | $51,496 | $75,560 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $30,195 | $75,967 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $25,437 | $76,110 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $76,802 |
| University of Houston | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $77,026 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Bachelor's Degree | $34,280 | $29,392 | $77,308 |
| Rice University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $78,801 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Bachelor's Degree | $37,107 | $23,320 | $80,305 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $80,722 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $81,524 |
| Swansea University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| McNeese State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Eckerd College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |