Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

MIT Chemical Engineering 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.

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.

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

72% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MIT Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

30% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	71
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering	13

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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