Chemical Engineering at Tufts University

What traits are you looking for in a chem eng school? To help you decide if Tufts University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chem eng program.

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 12,219. Of the 1,829 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University in 2021, 24 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.

Tufts Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Tufts Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at Tufts 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 Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	66
	84

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

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Tufts Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tufts is $56,529. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 chem eng majors earned their bachelor's degree from Tufts. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Tufts are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Tufts Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in chem eng from Tufts. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tufts 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	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tufts also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• General Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer 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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Chemical Engineers	710	$109,950

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.