Chemical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

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

Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and has a total student population of 11,465. Of the 1,541 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Case Western Reserve University in 2021, 52 of them were chemical engineering majors.

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.

Case Western Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Case Western Chemical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chem eng programs across the country. The following shows how Case Western performed in these rankings.

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 Case Western 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	43
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Case Western. This makes it the #48 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.

Earnings of Case Western Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Case Western is $69,285. This is 5% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Case Western

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

Case Western Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 chem eng majors earned their bachelor's degree from Case Western. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Case Western since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Case Western are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Case Western Reserve University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Case Western Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

The chem eng program at Case Western awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Case Western Reserve 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	4
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• General Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Operations Research

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 OH, the home state for Case Western Reserve University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Engineers	7,100	$93,370
Architectural and Engineering Managers	6,160	$135,360
Chemical Engineers	1,640	$96,080
Engineering Professors	1,530	$113,110

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 Rdikeman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.