Chemical Engineering at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

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 Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art stacks up to those at other schools.

Cooper Union is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 887. In 2021, 19 chem eng majors received their bachelor's degree from Cooper Union.

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.

Cooper Union Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cooper Union Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

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 Cooper Union 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 Schools	1
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools	143
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Cooper Union. This makes it the #57 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Cooper Union

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.

Cooper Union Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Cooper Union in 2020-2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Cooper Union Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in chem eng from Cooper Union in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art with a master's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cooper Union also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical 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 NY, the home state for Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.