Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University

If you plan to study chemical engineering, take a look at what Michigan Technological University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and has a total student population of 6,873.

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.

Michigan Tech Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Michigan Tech Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Michigan 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Michigan Tech

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

Michigan Tech Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Michigan Tech 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 Michigan Technological University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	70
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Michigan Tech Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Michigan Technological University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	119

Related Majors

• Surveying Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Geoscience 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 MI, the home state for Michigan Technological University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740
Chemical Engineers	880	$102,780

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 Michigan Technological University Photo Services under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.