Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if North Carolina State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 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.

NC State Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

NC State Chemical Engineering Rankings

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 50 students who graduated with a master’s in chem eng from NC State in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from NC State, 52% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,060	$140,980
Engineers	1,540	$83,900
Engineering Professors	1,400	$89,850
Chemical Engineers	860	$99,810

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Haruhide000 under License

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