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. Of the 4,575 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State University in 2021, 100 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.

Mississippi State Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	43
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools	46
	60
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	112

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Mississippi State. This makes it the #92 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from Mississippi State Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mississippi State is $70,757. This is 7% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 100 chem eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Mississippi State, about 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

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	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	78
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Mississippi State Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in chem eng from Mississippi State in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.