Chemical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at New Jersey Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 11,652 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 80 chem eng majors received their bachelor's degree from NJIT.

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.

NJIT Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

NJIT Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at NJIT 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 NJIT 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
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools	38
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	62
Best Chemical Engineering Schools	82
Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	88

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from NJIT. This makes it the #15 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #62 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from NJIT Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at NJIT is $61,204. This is less than $66,101, which is the national average of all chem eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at NJIT

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

NJIT Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students earned a bachelor's degree in chem eng from NJIT. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at NJIT since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 New Jersey Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	29
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NJIT Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 25 chem eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NJIT, about 64% were men and 36% were women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey 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	4
White	4
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NJIT also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Manufacturing Engineering
• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other 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 NJ, the home state for New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,020	$163,440
Engineers	3,470	$114,990
Chemical Engineers	1,430	$122,210

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.