Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 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.

Mississippi State Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Mississippi 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #113 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Mississippi 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	69
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mississippi State Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	104

Related Majors

• Petroleum Engineering
• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Architectural and Engineering Managers	890	$122,550
Engineers	510	$79,630
Chemical Engineers	240	$109,940
Engineering Professors	190	$102,730

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.