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Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,254. Of the 1,249 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2021, 33 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.

MIT Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

MIT Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at MIT compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 MIT 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
Best Chemical Engineering Schools 1
Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 1
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Most Focused Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 12
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools 60

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from MIT. This makes it the #20 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from MIT Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at MIT is $81,524. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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Chem Eng Student Demographics at MIT

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

MIT Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chem eng from MIT. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 8
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

MIT Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

35% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MIT also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 31 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250
Engineers 3,090 $109,220
Engineering Professors 1,880 $135,140
Chemical Engineers 710 $109,950

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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