Chemical Engineering at Clemson 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 Clemson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a total student population of 26,406. Of the 5,155 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University in 2021, 70 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.

Clemson Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Clemson Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at Clemson 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	127

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in chem eng from Clemson. This is the #128 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Clemson Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clemson is $70,368. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Clemson

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

Clemson Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 70 chem eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Clemson, about 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Clemson since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Clemson 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 Clemson University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	52
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Clemson Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clemson 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	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clemson also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Agricultural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical 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 SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,770	$132,810
Chemical Engineers	840	$87,880
Engineers	710	$100,750
Engineering Professors	610	$98,390

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.