Chemical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 39,771 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 185 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Georgia Tech.

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.

Georgia Tech Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Georgia Tech Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at Georgia Tech 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
	10
Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
	24
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	26

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Georgia Tech. This makes it the #26 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from Georgia Tech Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia Tech is $75,560. This is 14% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Georgia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Georgia Tech Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The chem eng program at Georgia Tech awarded 185 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia Tech since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Georgia Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	103
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Georgia Tech Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2020-2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a master's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia Tech also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 40 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• Robotics Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Systems 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,740	$142,240
Engineers	4,380	$93,580
Chemical Engineers	500	$91,530
Engineering Professors	360	$96,180

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 Disavian under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.