Chemical Engineering at Princeton University

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

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853.

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.

Princeton Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Princeton Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Princeton 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% 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 Princeton since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Princeton Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Princeton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	52

Related Majors

• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Operations Research
• Electrical 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 Princeton University.

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 Quantockgoblin under License

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