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Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University

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

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,726 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 31 chem eng majors received their bachelor's degree from Bucknell.

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.

Bucknell Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Bucknell Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at Bucknell 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 Bucknell 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 14
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 20
23
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools 90
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 116

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

Earnings of Bucknell Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bucknell is $71,437. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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Chem Eng Student Demographics at Bucknell

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

Bucknell Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Bucknell. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Bucknell since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Bucknell 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 Bucknell University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 21
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Bucknell Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 chem eng majors earned their master's degree from Bucknell. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bucknell University 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 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Bucknell also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 0 student 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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,220 $150,400
Engineers 4,850 $96,550
Engineering Professors 2,950 $114,870
Chemical Engineers 1,310 $97,390

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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