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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 141 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from NC State.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

NC State Chemical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chem eng programs across the country. The following shows how NC State performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	15
	28
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools	40

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from NC State. This makes it the #4 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of NC State Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at NC State is $73,222. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 141 chem eng majors earned their bachelor's degree from NC State. Of these graduates, 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 NC State since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 67% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	95
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

NC State Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 chem eng majors earned their master's degree from NC State. Of these graduates, 68% were men and 32% were women.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NC State also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Operations Research
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Nuclear 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.