Chemical Engineering at San Jose 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 San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year.

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.

San Jose State Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Chemical Engineering Rankings

The chem eng major at San Jose 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.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of chem eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

San Jose State Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of chem eng master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemical Engineering

The following chem eng concentations are available at San Jose State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemical Engineering	49

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• General Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Biomedical 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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790
Chemical Engineers	2,100	$103,590

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.