Chemical Engineering at United States Military Academy

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 United States Military Academy stacks up to those at other schools.

West Point is located in West Point, New York and has a total student population of 4,536. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from West Point.

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.

West Point Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng

West Point Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at West Point 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 West Point 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
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools	52
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools	156

Chem Eng Student Demographics at West Point

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at United States Military Academy.

West Point Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chem eng from West Point in 2021, 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at West Point are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 United States Military Academy with a bachelor's in chem eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Operations Research
• Systems 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 United States Military Academy.

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 Ahodges7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.