Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University

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 Lehigh University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,067 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.

Lehigh Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Lehigh Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Lehigh 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

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

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Lehigh 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lehigh 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.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

The following chem eng concentations are available at Lehigh University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lehigh University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	64
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering	2

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Computer 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 Lehigh 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 IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.