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Chemical Engineering at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from BYU.

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.

BYU Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

BYU Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at BYU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at BYU 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Chemical Engineering Schools 69
70
71
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 102

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from BYU. This makes it the #92 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from BYU Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at BYU is $67,199. This is 2% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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Chem Eng Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

16% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 107 chem eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from BYU, about 84% were men and 16% were women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 88
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

BYU Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in chem eng from BYU. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

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Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from BYU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

BYU also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,230 $128,980
Engineers 1,160 $89,810
Engineering Professors 320 $120,110
Chemical Engineers 130 $95,000

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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