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Chemical Engineering at California Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering at California Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if California Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and has a total student population of 2,240. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Caltech.

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.

Caltech Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Caltech Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at Caltech 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 Caltech 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
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 9
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 46
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 91
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools 148

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

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 10 chem eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Caltech, about 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Caltech since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chem eng bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Caltech Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 chem eng majors earned their master's degree from Caltech. 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 California Institute of Technology 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 1
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Caltech also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 9 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 CA, the home state for California Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Engineers 20,600 $107,700
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790
Chemical Engineers 2,100 $103,590

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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