Chemical Engineering at Drexel University

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

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 23,589.

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.

Drexel Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Drexel Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Drexel 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 Drexel

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

Drexel Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Drexel University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	35
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Drexel Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

The following chem eng concentations are available at Drexel University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Drexel University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	121

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Marine Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental 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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineers	4,850	$96,550
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Chemical Engineers	1,310	$97,390

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.