Chemical Engineering at New York University

If you are interested in studying chemical engineering, you may want to check out the program at New York University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 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.

NYU Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

NYU Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at NYU 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

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 NYU since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 York University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

NYU Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	11
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 New York University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	51

Related Majors

• Operations Research
• Engineering Physics
• Environmental Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Robotics 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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineers	4,910	$95,270
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Chemical Engineers	860	$100,380

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 Cincin12 under License

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