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Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University

Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University

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 North Carolina State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 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.

NC State Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

NC State Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at NC 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 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% 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 NC State since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at NC 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 91
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

NC State Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

39% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from NC State, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 24
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

If you plan to be a chem eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from North Carolina State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering 218

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,060 $140,980
Engineers 1,540 $83,900
Engineering Professors 1,400 $89,850
Chemical Engineers 860 $99,810

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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