Chemical Engineering at Clarkson University

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at Clarkson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and approximately 4,025 students attend the school each year.

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.

Clarkson Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Clarkson Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Clarkson 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Clarkson

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

Clarkson Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Clarkson 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 Clarkson University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	46
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Clarkson Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Clarkson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	48

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

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 NY, the home state for Clarkson University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineers	4,910	$95,270
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Chemical Engineers	860	$100,380

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 RobinsonRP under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.