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Chemical Engineering at Cornell University

If you are interested in studying chemical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Cornell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received their master's degree in chem eng.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Chem Eng
  • Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

Cornell Chemical Engineering Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

39% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 46 students who earned a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 32
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Engineers 4,910 $95,270
Engineering Professors 2,900 $127,010
Chemical Engineers 860 $100,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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