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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from San Jose State.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks chem eng programs across the country. The following shows how San Jose State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	17
	31
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	80

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from San Jose State. This makes it the #81 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of San Jose State Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $59,999. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng students.

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

Of the 44 chem eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from San Jose State, about 68% were men and 32% were 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	18
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

San Jose State Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 5 chem eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from San Jose State, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

San Jose State also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.