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Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University

Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University

If you plan to study chemical engineering, take a look at what North Carolina State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NC State offers distance education options for chem eng at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

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

39% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from NC State, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 24
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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