Chemical Engineering at Auburn University

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

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737.

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.

Auburn Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Auburn does offer online education options in chem eng for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Auburn Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Auburn since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	63
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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

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

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400
Chemical Engineers	470	$112,780

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.