Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University

If you are interested in studying chemical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Syracuse University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,193 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in 2021, 20 of them were chemical engineering majors.

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.

Syracuse Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at Syracuse 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 Syracuse 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
	120

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Syracuse. This makes it the #48 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from Syracuse Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Syracuse is $60,768. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Syracuse. About 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Syracuse since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Syracuse Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 chem eng majors earned their master's degree from Syracuse. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Syracuse also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• 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 NY, the home state for Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineers	4,910	$95,270
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Chemical Engineers	860	$100,380

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.