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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Princeton.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

Princeton Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at Princeton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools	32
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	38
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Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	75
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools	97
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Princeton. This makes it the #22 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Princeton Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Princeton is $65,473. This is less than $66,101, which is the national average of all chem eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 chem eng majors earned their bachelor's degree from Princeton. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Princeton Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a master's degree in chem eng from Princeton. About 58% were men and 42% were women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Princeton also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.