Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University

If you plan to study chemical engineering, take a look at what Northeastern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Northeastern.

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.

Northeastern Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at Northeastern 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 Northeastern 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 Schools	38
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	39

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Northeastern. This makes it the #8 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Northeastern Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northeastern is $69,307. This is 5% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 chem eng majors earned their bachelor's degree from Northeastern. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Northeastern 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 Northeastern University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	70
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Northeastern Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students graduated with a master's degree in chem eng from Northeastern. About 57% were men and 43% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northeastern also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Robotics Engineering
• Operations Research
• Systems Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Industrial 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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Chemical Engineers	710	$109,950

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 (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.