Chemical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study chemical engineering, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 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.

Columbia Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Columbia Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Columbia 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 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 Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Columbia Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

If you plan to be a chem eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	114

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Civil 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 Columbia University in the City of New York.

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 Nandaro under License

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