Chemical Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

52% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 Rutgers New Brunswick 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	38
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Rutgers New Brunswick Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

39% Women

41% 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.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	18
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	108

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

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
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