Chemical Engineering at Kansas State University

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if Kansas State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 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.

K -State Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

K -State Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at K -State 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at K -State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	33
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

K -State Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from K -State, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 Kansas State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	59

Related Majors

• Operations Research
• Nuclear Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Industrial 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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,520	$129,220
Engineers	600	$82,060
Engineering Professors	310	$107,820
Chemical Engineers	200	$98,090

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 Kzollman under License

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