Chemical Engineering at The City College of New York

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if The City College of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,227 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,660 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The City College of New York in 2021, 58 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.

CCNY Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

CCNY Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at CCNY 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools	44
Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	109

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from CCNY. This makes it the #64 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from CCNY Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at CCNY is $39,335. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at CCNY

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

CCNY Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students earned a bachelor's degree in chem eng from CCNY. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at CCNY since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 The City College of New York with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	12
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CCNY Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in chem eng from CCNY. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York 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	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CCNY also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil 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 The City College 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 Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.