Chemical Engineering

8,999 students earn a chemical engineering credential each year across 198 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $73,072
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $97,080

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 183 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Rice UniversityHouston, Texas29$87,8301 year out$117,477$13,178 2The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas155$87,3651 year out$110,742$19,844 3Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas50$87,2841 year out$110,515$20,019 4University of FloridaGainesville, Florida110$87,1641 year out$104,630$20,050 5Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas234$86,1761 year out$123,773$18,135 6University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin102$85,9451 year out$102,023$21,947 7Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia170$85,8471 year out$101,692$27,000 8University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia42$85,7721 year out$115,895$17,733 9Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York41$85,5781 year out$118,510$14,361 10University of HoustonHouston, Texas89$84,4681 year out$99,077$20,000 11University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin18$84,0471 year out—$22,565 12Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio50$83,7061 year out$98,005$23,250 13University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana70$83,3771 year out$113,065$19,000 14Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma64$82,4661 year out$106,170$25,875 15Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania42$82,4351 year out$107,647$27,000 16Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana27$82,3941 year out$106,661$24,500 17Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia88$82,3821 year out$99,194$25,350 18University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio123$82,3721 year out$92,906$21,333 19Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania139$82,2181 year out$99,826$26,831 20Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama76$82,2171 year out$108,040$23,104 21Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts124$81,8801 year out$104,660$27,000 22University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland56$81,7771 year out$92,423$23,250 23University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania36$81,7211 year out$154,695$20,500 24University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California149$81,5531 year out$126,322$18,155 25North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina131$81,4921 year out$103,529$22,244 26Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana147$81,1051 year out$94,979$21,500 27Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois34$80,7091 year out$120,160$16,500 28Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania23$80,6531 year out$110,838$27,000 29University of DelawareNewark, Delaware67$80,5641 year out$94,396$26,058 30Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan78$80,1931 year out$95,207$24,750 31Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts39$80,1391 year out$124,650$15,209 32University of DaytonDayton, Ohio62$79,8651 year out$99,917$22,999 33University of ToledoToledo, Ohio58$79,7501 year out$96,237$25,750 34University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California41$79,7371 year out$104,039$14,937 35Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia46$79,7211 year out$91,990$27,000 36University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska41$79,6031 year out$89,055$27,816 37Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania22$79,6021 year out$97,678$17,000 38University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan97$79,5511 year out$100,000$21,250 39Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey51$79,3391 year out$101,659$26,686 40Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana32$79,1571 year out—$18,342 41Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan104$79,0231 year out$95,843$26,573 42University of MaineOrono, Maine30$78,8381 year out$88,680$20,425 43Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona124$78,8131 year out$101,977$21,500 44Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts51$78,7671 year out$100,777$27,000 45Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri86$78,3691 year out$89,985$24,250 46North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina32$78,3231 year out$87,314$26,000 47Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York61$78,2631 year out$107,062$25,332 48Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi89$78,1831 year out$104,589$23,298 49University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma44$77,7511 year out$90,597$26,000 50Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas89$77,5861 year out$96,061$28,000 51Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah68$77,5651 year out$109,703$13,980 52Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio39$77,5421 year out$97,829$20,500 53Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania76$77,5281 year out$103,291$30,860 54Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas51$77,4921 year out$105,727$24,750 55Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio155$77,4551 year out$97,429$20,500 56University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois122$77,4401 year out$107,589$22,850 57University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts67$77,3801 year out$100,143$27,000 58University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi15$76,6851 year out—$22,750 59University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California75$76,6801 year out$105,166$18,205 60The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee66$76,3021 year out$89,398$22,375 61Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa94$76,1841 year out$96,097$20,188 62Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina66$75,9511 year out$98,731$21,450 63University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho12$75,9151 year out$86,046$27,000 64Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York52$75,8871 year out$95,129$27,000 65New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico25$75,7661 year out$89,216$15,000 66University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina58$75,6801 year out$99,912$27,000 67Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee35$75,6391 year out$105,943—68University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island26$75,4061 year out$89,578$27,000 69Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts28$75,3671 year out$115,375—70University of IowaIowa City, Iowa39$75,3401 year out$90,804$27,000 71University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas60$75,1021 year out$101,541$22,750 72Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana74$74,7861 year out$111,631$20,500 73Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York35$73,9841 year out$100,264$30,750 74University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah46$73,8411 year out$94,911$22,750 75University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona68$73,4791 year out$95,730$21,250 76Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York21$73,3331 year out$96,650$26,503 77University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota106$73,2451 year out$101,125$25,495 78University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota29$73,1121 year out$92,442$26,950 79University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania73$73,0721 year out$93,213$26,548 80University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, Pennsylvania16$73,0721 year out$93,213$26,548 81Trine UniversityAngola, Indiana23$72,8751 year out$89,865$27,000 82Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York31$72,8681 year out$100,426$24,797 83Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York18$72,8641 year out—$27,000 84South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, South Dakota42$72,7851 year out$102,160$28,000 85University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts61$72,5141 year out$96,939$27,000 86Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania50$72,3791 year out$100,946$27,000 87University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio50$71,8731 year out$93,451$23,168 88Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon84$71,6181 year out$95,971$24,750 89Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon3$71,6181 year out$95,971$24,750 90University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire17$71,5991 year out$100,504$27,000 91Kettering UniversityFlint, Michigan17$71,4111 year out—$29,000 92Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan26$71,3731 year out$100,634$29,900 93Widener UniversityChester, Pennsylvania12$71,1601 year out$99,021$27,000 94University of South AlabamaMobile, Alabama36$71,1161 year out$88,027$24,500 95University of RochesterRochester, New York29$71,0281 year out$105,189$23,000 96Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida27$70,7971 year out$98,253$25,250 97University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky46$70,6751 year out$97,933$21,500 98University of South FloridaTampa, Florida73$70,6591 year out$84,431$24,500 99University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado44$70,3591 year out$115,257$24,500 100University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri42$69,9501 year out$91,298$27,825

Associate programs — 15 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi5—1 year out——2Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah3—1 year out——3CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, New York2—1 year out——4Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas2—1 year out——5Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington2—1 year out——6Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, Washington2—1 year out——7Middlesex Community CollegeBedford, Massachusetts1—1 year out——8McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas1—1 year out——9Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas1—1 year out——10Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington1—1 year out——11Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington1—1 year out——12Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington1—1 year out——13Olympic CollegeBremerton, Washington1—1 year out——14Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, Washington1—1 year out——15Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, Washington1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 3 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio24—1 year out——2Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas13—1 year out——3Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas2—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).